The Royse City Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Longview Lobos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Royse City is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Royse City is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against North Forney two weeks ago (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Royse City was dealt a 62-23 loss at the hands of North Forney. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 443rd, while the Falcons are ranked 81st).
Royse City's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Kamarion Clarke, who picked up 202 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Peyton Peoples, who threw for 267 yards and two touchdowns. Clarke showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 68 yards.
Meanwhile, Longview came tearing into Friday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Falcons a 21-0 shutout. The Lobos might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 20 points or more this season.
Longview pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.7 points per game. As for Royse City, their record now sits at 2-7.
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