The Franklin Lions will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Rockdale Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Franklin knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Rockdale likes a good challenge.
Franklin is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 76-35 victory over C.H. Yoe. Considering the Lions have won five matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jayden Jackson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 290 yards and five touchdowns on only nine carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in December of 2023.
Franklin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Rockdale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 62-28 loss at the hands of Troy. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 904th, while the Trojans are ranked 282nd).
Rockdale might have lost, but man, Deandre Stephens was a machine: he picked up 122 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Stephens got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 72 yards. Another player making a difference was Jeramiah Butler, who rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown.
Franklin pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.2 points. As for Rockdale, their record now sits at 3-6.
Franklin was able to grind out a solid victory over Rockdale when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 25-15. Will Franklin repeat their success, or does Rockdale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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