Walnut Grove has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will host the East Forsyth Broncos at 7:30 p.m.
Walnut Grove is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Eastside on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Walnut Grove was dealt a 41-7 defeat at the hands of Eastside. The game marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Forsyth). They really took it to Cedar Shoals for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-21 victory at home. The Broncos might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 27 points or more this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Forsyth was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Walnut Grove's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-2. As for East Forsyth, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-1.
Walnut Grove might still be hurting after the 21-0 defeat they got from East Forsyth in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Walnut Grove avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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