Football Preview: Lewisville Farmers vs. Rockwall Yellowjackets
The Lewisville Farmers will face off against the Rockwall Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Lewisville was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 32-28 to Byron Nelson. The Farmers have struggled against the Bobcat recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Rockwall didn't have quite enough to beat Lake Travis on Friday and fell 45-42. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (38), the Yellowjackets still had to take the loss.
Loss or not, Rockwall got some senior leadership from Jamir Wilson and Landyn Locke. Wilson rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown, while Locke. threw for 220 yards and two touchdowns. Rockwall also relied on Locke, who's 47-yard boot wound up being the difference in the game. Another player making a difference was Triston Gooch, who picked up 108 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Rockwall was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in 15 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Lewisville's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Rockwall, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
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