Football Preview: Mansfield Legacy Broncos vs. North Crowley Panthers
The Mansfield Legacy Broncos will head out to challenge the North Crowley Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mansfield Legacy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with six straight defeats, while North Crowley will come in with four straight wins.
Last Friday, Mansfield Legacy took a blow against Rockwall-Heath, falling 43-12. While losing is never fun, the Broncos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 439th, while the Hawks are ranked 90th).
Mansfield Legacy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of J-Uan Harrison Jr., who rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown, and Xander Walker, who picked up 12 receiving yards and a touchdown. Harrison Jr.'s rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 105 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Even if they lost, Mansfield Legacy's defensive line still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Leading the way was Jaden Manning with two.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Crowley). They claimed a resounding 70-17 victory over Rockwall on the road. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Panthers just coasted through the last quarter.
Mansfield Legacy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for North Crowley, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
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