It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Walnut Ridge can now relate to. They had to suffer through a 49-21 loss at the hands of the Rison Wildcats.
Although Walnut Ridge took the loss, they still got scores from Jasper Callahan, Jesse Young, and Jersie Cunningham.
Even though they lost, Walnut Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in 23 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Walnut Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Rison, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-1.
Walnut Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Rison, they will square off against Rivercrest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rivercrest knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Rison likes a good challenge.
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