Football Preview: Lamar Vikings vs. Haltom Buffalos
The Lamar Vikings will square off against the Haltom Buffalos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lamar is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Lamar was beaten by Martin 55-3. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 417th, while the Warriors are ranked 101st).
Lamar wouldn't let Martin keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lamar can thank Daniel Villereal and Shahariam Thurston for forcing both of them. Thurston also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Meanwhile, Haltom entered their game against Arlington on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The match between Haltom and Arlington wasn't particularly close, with Haltom falling 35-21.
Despite the loss, Haltom got top-tier performance from Vudrico Roberson, who rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. Roberson really tore up the turf during one magnificent 79-yard run. Keenan Jackson was another key rusher, rushing for 134 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Haltom was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 324 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 190 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Lamar's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Haltom, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Lamar against Haltom in their previous matchup back in November of 2017, as the squad secured a 49-12 victory. In that matchup, Lamar amassed a halftime lead of 28-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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