Football Preview: Naaman Forest Rangers vs. Longview Lobos
The Naaman Forest Rangers will square off against the Longview Lobos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Naaman Forest will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against South Garland on Friday. Everything went Naaman Forest's way against South Garland as Naaman Forest made off with a 39-14 win.
A big part of Naaman Forest's victory came down to the chemistry between DeAngelo Perales and his top target Braylon Deal. Perales threw for 312 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75.9% of his passes while Deal picked up 164 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Jaydon Anderson helped Perales out on the ground, rushing for 76 yards and a touchdown.
Naaman Forest's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB 3.5 times. Caden Key was especially locked on to South Garland's QB and sacked him twice. Naaman Forest is 2-1 when Key posts one or more sacks, but 3-4 otherwise.
Naaman Forest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Longview had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.4 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They blew past the Bulldogs 30-0. Given the Lobos' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 427th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
KELVIN WASHINGTON was a one-man wrecking crew for Longview as he rushed for 184 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
Longview pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.1 points per game. As for Naaman Forest, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Naaman Forest has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 213.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Longview struggles in that department as they've been averaging 262.3. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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