After flying high against Hempstead last Friday, Rockdale came back down to earth. The Rockdale Tigers were dealt a 66-7 defeat at the hands of the Lexington Eagles on Friday. The loss was the Tigers' first of the season.
Despite the loss, Rockdale still got an impressive performance from Deandre Stephens, who picked up 230 receiving yards and a touchdown. Stephens' receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 141 receiving yards dating back to last season. Greyson Williams also helped out by tossing the rock for 284 yards.
Lexington's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kase Evans led the charge by throwing for 283 yards and five touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes. Noah Wright-Harris was Evans' top target, rushing for 142 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Having lost for the first time this season, Rockdale fell to 2-1. As for Lexington, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rockdale will head out to face off against Giddings at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Rockdale focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for Lexington, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Groesbeck at 7:30 p.m. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 993 yards in their previous games.
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