Walnut Grove is preparing for their first region matchup of the season on Wednesday. They will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Jackson County Panthers at 5:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average (Walnut Grove 4.2, Jackson County 11) so any points scored will be well earned.
Jackson County will be up against a hot Walnut Grove team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. The Warriors came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 12-6 W against Alcovy. While the Warriors didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-8), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
The critical scores for Walnut Grove came from Madison Myers and A'Niyah Fields.
Meanwhile, Jackson County suffered their biggest loss since November 21, 2024 on Wednesday. They came up short against North Oconee, falling 28-7. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia flag football rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Titans are ranked fourth).
Jackson County's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Walnut Grove, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Walnut Grove was able to grind out a solid victory over Jackson County in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, winning 13-6. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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