After flying high against Royse City last Friday, Forney came back down to earth. The Forney Jackrabbits were beaten by the Longview Lobos 41-14 on Friday. The match marked the Jackrabbits' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Forney had strong showings from Imari Jehiel, who picked up 170 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Nelson Peterson Jr, who threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns. Javian Osborne was another key player, gaining 98 total yards and a touchdown.
Kelvin Washington was his usual excellent self, rushing for 265 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries for Longview. The team also got some help courtesy of Maverick Rowe, who rushed for 22 yards and a touchdown.
Forney now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Longview, their victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2.
Forney will head out to take on Rockwall at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Rockwall is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.7 points per game this season. As for Longview, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Tyler Legacy at 7:30 p.m. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 884 yards in their previous games.
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