Football Recap: Tyler Legacy Comes Up Short Despite Zabryan Hood's Strong Performance

By Team Reports Nov 7, 2024, 1:00pm

Football Recap: Tyler Legacy Raiders vs. Forney Jackrabbits

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A win for Tyler Legacy just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 40-14 to the Forney Jackrabbits. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 238th, while the Jackrabbits are ranked 103rd).

When it comes to explaining why Tyler Legacy lost, don't look at Zabryan Hood. Despite the final result, he picked up 169 receiving yards and a touchdown. Zach Davis also helped out by tossing the rock for 262 yards.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Forney to victory, but perhaps none more so than Javian Osborne, who rushed for 115 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. Osborne has become a key player for Forney: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise. Nelson Peterson Jr also helped out as he racked up 117 rushing yards.

Tyler Legacy's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Forney, their record now sits at 4-5.

Tyler Legacy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Forney, they are taking a road trip to challenge Rockwall-Heath at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Forney is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.4 points per game this season.

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