Walnut hasn't had much luck against Baldwyn recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Walnut Wildcats will challenge the Baldwyn Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Walnut took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against Myrtle as Walnut made off with a 30-8 victory. Considering the Wildcats have won four matchups by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Baldwyn). They blew past West Lowndes 42-16 on Friday. Given the Bearcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 112th, while the Panthers are ranked 237th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marquez Davenport was a one-man wrecking crew for Baldwyn as he rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Davenport got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 70 yards. Dy'Lan Johnson made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Walnut pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Baldwyn, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 4-1.
Walnut suffered a grim 33-12 defeat to Baldwyn when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Walnut avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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