Football Recap: Levelland Lobos vs. Snyder Tigers
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Levelland). They breezed by the Snyder Tigers at home to the tune of 55-21 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Lobos have posted against the Tigers since September 23, 2016.
Noah Martin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 177 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Eryk Jones was another key player, picking up 45 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Levelland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 72.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 185.7.
Levelland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Ricky Rodriquez, Sean Landrum, and Gage French picked up one apiece. Eli Randol was another major factor on D, making 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Despite the loss, Snyder still got an impressive performance from Jacob James, who picked up 85 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Snyder also got a significant boost from Daenin Smith, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 113 yards.
The victory (which was Levelland's third in a row) raised their record to 4-2. As for Snyder, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Levelland will take on Estacado at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Estacado will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last. As for Snyder, they will challenge Monahans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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