The Walnut Grove Wildcats will challenge the Anna Coyotes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Walnut Grove is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
If Walnut Grove beats Anna with 64 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Walnut Grove blew past Liberty 64-7 at home on Thursday. The Wildcats' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Walnut Grove's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Hayes Hackney, who threw for 263 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. Hackney has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Cameron Newton was in the mix as well, providing Walnut Grove with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Walnut Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in ten consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Walnut Grove didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Cooper Stanton, Tony Schumacher, and Tate Strickland picked up one apiece. Leon Krasniqi was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks and making five total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Anna beat Emerson 44-31 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Coyotes.
Edward Chumley was his usual excellent self, rushing for 205 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 103.3 rushing yards per game. Ziondre Williams was another key player, throwing for 204 yards and a touchdown.
Walnut Grove pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Anna, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Walnut Grove was dealt a bruising 52-7 defeat at the hands of Anna in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Williams, who threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown. Now that Walnut Grove knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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