Rockwall-Heath is 0-4 against Longview since October of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The Rockwall-Heath Hawks will be playing at home against the Longview Lobos at 7:30 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Rockwall-Heath is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Royse City, posting a 52-14 win on the road. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 167th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 449th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carter Zahm and Prosper Neal were among the main playmakers for Rockwall-Heath as the former gained 133 total yards and three touchdowns and the latter rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Landen Dutka, who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Rockwall-Heath was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 301 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Longview waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Raiders as they made off with a 38-15 victory. Considering the Lobos have won four contests by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Longview's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Maverick Rowe, who threw for 166 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Jaden Hurndon was Rowe's top target, picking up 92 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Longview's defense stepped up as well, laying out Zach Davis. five times. The heavy lifting was done by Kason Brooks and Isaiah Horton, who racked up four sacks between them. Brooks is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last eight games he's played dating back to last season. Longview got some further help from Brenden Reese: he forced a fumble and made 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Rockwall-Heath's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Longview, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Rockwall-Heath has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 203.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Longview struggles in that department as they've been averaging 279.9. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Rockwall-Heath took a serious blow against Longview when the teams last played back in October of 2019, falling 49-13. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Rockwall-Heath was down 35-0.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
