On Thursday, the Emerson Mavericks and the Walnut Grove Wildcats were almost perfectly matched up, but the Emerson Mavericks suffered a 29-28 loss. The loss was the Mavericks' first of the season.
Despite the loss, Emerson still got an impressive performance from DJ Shelton, who rushed for 37 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 167 yards and a touchdown. Kelton Wafer was Shelton's top target, picking up 102 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Walnut Grove was led to victory by Cameron Newton and Hayes Hackney. Newton gained 162 total yards and three touchdowns, while Hackney threw for 258 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. Newton's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 111 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Emerson fell to 2-1. As for Walnut Grove, the win (which was their fourth in a row dating back to last season) raised their record to 3-0.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Denison the next time they take the field. Emerson will head out to face Denison at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while Walnut Grove will host them at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th.
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