The DeSoto Eagles will take on the Longview Lobos at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in DeSoto's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last seven games.
DeSoto is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They put the hurt on Willis with a sharp 55-35 win. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won ten matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Kelden Ryan and Jack Emerson. Ryan had a great game and rushed for 92 yards. Meanwhile, Emerson was balling out in the loss, throwing for 453 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt.
Meanwhile, Longview entered their tilt with Klein Collins on Saturday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They took down the Tigers 42-28. Given the Lobos' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Tigers are ranked 83rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kelvin Washington continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 229 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per carry, and also picking up 57 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October.
Another reason for the win was Longview's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In that department, Da'Kaylon Nelson was the leader with two. Longview got some further help from Kason Brooks: he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles in addition to snagging an interception which he returned for a touchdown.
Longview pushed their record up to 11-2 with the victory, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.1 points per game. As for DeSoto, their record is now 11-2.
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