Walnut Springs and Iredell are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2015, but not for long. The Walnut Springs Hornets will venture away from home to take on the Iredell Dragons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Walnut Springs humbled Priddy with a 69-22 victory. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hornets.
Jesse Lamb had a dynamite game for Walnut Springs, rushing for 275 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also picking up 45 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Lamb's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Josue Ontiveros, who threw for 55 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Walnut Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 356 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Iredell, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They breezed by Covington at home to the tune of 54-8 on Friday.
Walnut Springs' record now sits at 2-0. As for Iredell, they pushed their record up to 1-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Walnut Springs was taken down by Iredell 53-8 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Walnut Springs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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