It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Longview had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 23-13 victory over the Naaman Forest Rangers. Given the Lobos' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Rangers are ranked 344th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why Naaman Forest lost, don't look at DeAngelo Perales. Despite the final result, he rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 262 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (89 yards to be exact) went to Braylon Deal.
The win was the seventh in a row for Longview, bringing their record for this year to 9-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 20.3 points. As for Naaman Forest, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Longview is taking a road trip to challenge Lancaster at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Longview is looking to tack on another W to their ten-game streak on the road dating back to last season. Naaman Forest does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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