Football Preview: Tyler Legacy Raiders vs. Rockwall-Heath Hawks
The Tyler Legacy Raiders will square off against the Rockwall-Heath Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row dating back to last season, Tyler Legacy finally turned things around against Crowley on Friday. They walked away with a 32-25 win over the Eagles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tyler Legacy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 254 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Tyler Legacy wouldn't let Crowley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Tyler Legacy can thank Simeon Garner and Nathan Kirksey for forcing all of them. Kirksey is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least ten every time he's taken the field this season. Tyler Legacy got some further help from Ethan Brown: he made ten total tackles (1.0 for loss) and snagged an interception.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rockwall-Heath). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Mansfield Legacy 43-12 at home. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Broncos are ranked 439th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Rockwall-Heath's victory came down to the chemistry between Prosper Neal and his top target Shawn J Gary Ii. Neal threw for 177 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes while Gary Ii picked up 158 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Ashton Bradford was another key player, rushing for 118 yards.
Tyler Legacy's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Rockwall-Heath, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Tyler Legacy was taken down by Rockwall-Heath 34-7 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Tyler Legacy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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