Walnut Grove barely beat Emerson the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Wildcats simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Mavericks 49-0. 49 seems to be a good number for the Wildcats as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Cameron Newton had a dynamite game, rushing for 168 yards and three TDs while picking up 9.9 yards per carry, and also picking up 106 receiving yards and one touchdown. His longest rush was for an incredible 81 yards. Hayes Hackney was another key player, throwing for 213 yards and three TDs while completing 75% of his passes.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Walnut Grove proved: they limited Emerson to a paltry 1.9 yards per carry. The team can thank Keller Pittenger for the heroic effort on defense: he. Walnut Grove didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.2.
Walnut Grove didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Alek Hatcher and Pittenger. Pittenger is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in each of the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Hatcher got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Wildcats
| 09/12/25 vs Emerson | 49-0 |
| 09/04/25 vs Little Elm | 49-24 |
| 08/29/25 @ Newman Smith | 70-7 |
The victory (which was Walnut Grove's third in a row) raised their record to 3-0. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.3 points on average this season. As for Emerson, their loss dropped their record down to 1-2.
Coincidentally, Walnut Grove and Emerson will both be playing Denison the next time they take the field. The Mavericks will host the Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while the Wildcats will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on the 26th.
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