The Emerson Mavericks will challenge the Walnut Grove Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Emerson beat Reedy 21-13. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mavericks.
Meanwhile, Walnut Grove won against Newman Smith last Friday with 63 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Walnut Grove blew past Little Elm 63-6 on the road. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-6.
Cameron Newton had a dynamite game for Walnut Grove, rushing for 193 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry. That's the most total yards Newton has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Watkins, who picked up 122 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Walnut Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 308 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 218 rushing yards in six consecutive games dating back to last season.
Walnut Grove's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. In that department, Parker Devenny was the leader with two sacks.
Emerson's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Walnut Grove, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
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