Football Preview: Lockney Longhorns vs. Clarendon Broncos
The Lockney Longhorns will head out to take on 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 two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Quanah 35-14. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Longhorns have posted since October 6, 2023.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lockney to victory, but perhaps none more so than Daniel Alvarado, who picked up 116 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Dyllan Thiebaud was in the mix as well, providing Lockney with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lockney was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
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 beaten by Gruver 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 406th).
The victory 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 when the teams last played 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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