The Memorial Warriors will head out on the road to take on 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 matchup on the come-up: they were handed a 60-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Independence on Thursday. Memorial sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 20-17 win over Independence. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Warriors as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Memorial wouldn't let Independence keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Ryan Laguana, Douglas Mccloud, Hunter Metcalf, and Metcalf picked up one apiece. Metcalf also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 13. Memorial got some further help from Austin Metcalf: he made 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and snagged an interception.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Emerson). They claimed a resounding 45-7 win over Denison on the road. 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 had a dynamite game for Emerson, throwing for 263 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes. Kelton Wafer also helped out with an impressive 121 receiving yards.
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.
Memorial's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Emerson, their record is now 3-1.
Memorial was taken down by Emerson 56-14 in their previous matchup 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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