Longview extended their postseason success on Saturday against DeSoto. They took their game with ease, bagging a 50-14 victory over the DeSoto Eagles. The match marked the Lobos' most dominant win of the season.
Kelvin Washington continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 273 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 94-yard run. Backing up that air attack was Johnny Hamilton, who rushed for 87 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Longview didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Da'Kayden Carter and Kason Brooks. Carter has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last four times he's played. Longview got some further help from Bryan Peoples: he made 13 total tackles and defended two passes.
Longview was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 442 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October.
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Daylon Singleton, who picked up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The victory (which was Longview's tenth in a row) raised their record to 12-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.3 points per game. As for DeSoto, the defeat snapped their winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 11-3 record.
As of now, neither Longview nor DeSoto have any future games scheduled.
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