Two dominant signal callers in Brent Rickert and Prosper Neal are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Rockwall Yellowjackets are taking a road trip to face off against the Rockwall-Heath Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Rockwall-Heath took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Rockwall, who comes in off a win.
Rockwall took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Tyler Legacy with a sharp 39-15 win. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Raiders are ranked 191st) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jack Duckworth
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Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Rockwall to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jack Duckworth, who picked up 66 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Those two receiving touchdowns gave Duckworth a new career-high. Ryan Wiley was in the mix too, providing Rockwall with two scores.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 45 points the game before, Rockwall-Heath was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They lost 31-7 to Longview. The loss continues a trend for the Hawks in their meetings with the Lobos: they've now lost six in a row.
Rockwall-Heath's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 6-2. As for Rockwall, their victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-4.
Rockwall couldn't quite finish off Rockwall-Heath in their previous matchup back in November of 2024 and fell 31-28. Thankfully for the Yellowjackets, Ashton Bradford (who rushed for 93 yards and one TD on only nine carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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