Longview has gone 4-0 against Rockwall recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Longview Lobos will stay at home for another week and welcome the Rockwall Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m.
Longview is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Ruston, who was ranked first at the time (Longview was ranked 21st). Longview took a 21-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ruston last Friday. Having soared to a lofty 44 points in the game before, the Lobos couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rockwall). They breezed by Royse City at home to the tune of 64-20 on Friday. With the Yellowjackets ahead 55-13 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Rockwall to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brent Rickert, who threw for 280 yards and six touchdowns on only 13 passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Aj Hatcher, who rushed for 164 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Rockwall was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Longview's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Rockwall, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Everything came up roses for Longview against Rockwall in their previous meeting back in September of 2019, as the team secured a 49-3 victory. In that match, Longview amassed a halftime lead of 28-3, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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