Football Recap: Royse City's Win Ends Five-Game Losing Streak at Home

By Team Reports Sep 27, 2024, 9:47pm

Football Recap: Royse City Bulldogs vs. Weatherford Kangaroos

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On Friday, the Royse City Bulldogs earned a 35-25 victory over the Weatherford Kangaroos. That's two games straight that the Bulldogs have won by exactly ten points.

Jamion Richardson rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 122 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes. Jammel Ward was his top target, picking up 66 receiving yards and a touchdown. On the ground, Daniel Jenkins rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.

When it comes to explaining why Weatherford lost, don't look at Xavier Craven. Despite the final result, he rushed for 208 yards while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Craven is now averaging an impressive 122.5 rushing yards per game.

Royse City's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2. As for Weatherford, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-4.

Royse City is taking a road trip to square off against Rockwall at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Weatherford, they will square off against Crowley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Weatherford is facing Crowley at the right time seeing as Crowley is stuck on a three-game losing streak.

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