Memorial hasn't had much luck against Denison recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Memorial Warriors will head out to face off against the Denison Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Memorial is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They had to suffer through a 64-24 loss at the hands of Walnut Grove. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 566th, while the Wildcats are ranked 68th).
Meanwhile, Denison was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They were beaten by Walnut Grove 49-21. The Yellow Jackets were up 14-0 in the fourth but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Despite the defeat, Denison saw an underclassman step up: Brandon Douglas picked up 127 receiving yards and a touchdown. Those 127 receiving yards set a new season-high mark for Douglas.
This is the second loss in a row for Memorial and nudges their season record down to 1-5. As for Denison, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Memorial lost to Denison on the road by a decisive 43-24 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Thankfully for Memorial, Caleb Heavner (who threw for 170 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 58 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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