The Royse City Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Rockwall Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Royse City will be strutting in after a win while Rockwall will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Royse City beat Weatherford 35-25. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Royse City's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Ethan Likezo was especially locked on to Weatherford's QB and sacked him twice. Another thorn in Weatherford's side was Billy Jones, who picked up a sack and made 18 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Rockwall entered their contest against North Crowley on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Rockwall took a blow against North Crowley, falling 70-17. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Panthers are ranked second).
Rockwall might have lost, but man, Aj Hatcher was a machine: he rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown.
Royse City's victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2. As for Rockwall, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Royse City has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 182.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Rockwall struggles in that department as they've been averaging 228. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Royse City might still be hurting after the 63-37 defeat they got from Rockwall in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Royse City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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