Football Preview: Lamar Vikings vs. Haltom Buffalos
The Lamar Vikings will challenge the Haltom Buffalos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lamar is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Lamar took a blow against Martin, falling 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).
Meanwhile, Haltom entered their contest against Arlington on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Haltom took a 35-21 bruising from Arlington.
Despite the defeat, 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's longest rush was for an incredible 79 yards. Another back making a difference was Keenan Jackson, who rushed 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's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Lamar's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Haltom, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Lamar against Haltom in their previous meeting back in November of 2017, as the squad secured a 49-12 win. 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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