Football Preview: Lockney Longhorns vs. Clarendon Broncos
The Lockney Longhorns will challenge the Clarendon Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Clarendon took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Lockney, who comes in off a win.
Lockney took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against Quanah as Lockney made off with a 35-14 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Longhorns have posted since October 6, 2023.
Lockney got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Daniel Alvarado out in front who picked up 116 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Dyllan Thiebaud also deserves a shout-out for his two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lockney was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Clarendon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Gruver at home and fell 51-18. 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 1075th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 404th).
The win got Lockney back to even at 2-2. As for Clarendon, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Lockney was dealt a bruising 35-7 loss at the hands of Clarendon in their previous matchup back in August of 2019. Can Lockney avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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