The Forney Jackrabbits will venture away from home to face off against the Rockwall Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Forney is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.4 points per game this season.
Forney is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Longview on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Forney was beaten by Longview 41-14. While losing is never fun, the Jackrabbits can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Lobos are ranked 13th).
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Javian Osborne and Kelvin Washington. Washington had a great game and rushed for 265 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries. Meanwhile, Osborne did his best for the losing side, picking up 39 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 59 yards.
Meanwhile, Rockwall took a blow against Longview last Friday, falling 63-34. The loss continues a trend for the Yellowjackets in their matchups with the Lobos: they've now lost five in a row.
Rockwall might have lost, but man, Brent Rickert was a machine: he threw for 394 yards and five touchdowns. Triston Gooch also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Rockwall wouldn't let Longview keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Rockwall can thank Edwin Gonzales-Salas and Jai?Christian Washington for forcing both of them.
Forney now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Rockwall, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Forney has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 197.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Rockwall struggles in that department as they've been averaging 210.7. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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