A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Walnut Grove Wildcats take on the Sherman Bearcats at 6:15 p.m. on Friday... Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Tuesday, Walnut Grove lost to Lovejoy on the road by a 43-25 margin. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 205th, while the Leopards are ranked 71st).
Meanwhile, Sherman was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 39-37 heartbreaker at the hands of Greenville.
Walnut Grove's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 11-5. As for Sherman, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.
Walnut Grove came out on top in a nail-biter against Sherman in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, sneaking past 37-35. Does Walnut Grove have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sherman turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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