The Memorial Warriors will venture away from home to face off against the Emerson Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Memorial is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Memorial will head into Thursday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a 60-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Independence on Thursday. Memorial came out on top in a nail-biter against Independence , sneaking past 20-17. The win was some much needed relief for the Warriors as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Emerson). They blew past Denison 45-7 on the road on Friday. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Mavericks just coasted through the last quarter.
DJ Shelton was a one-man wrecking crew for Emerson as he threw for 263 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelton Wafer, who picked up 121 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Emerson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Emerson wouldn't let Denison keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Emerson can thank Jaxon Cannida and Tate Alley for forcing both of them.
Memorial's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Emerson, their record now sits at 3-1.
Memorial was dealt a bruising 56-14 defeat at the hands of Emerson when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Memorial, Michael Hawkins (who threw for 279 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.0 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only five carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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