Haltom entered their game against Arlington on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Haltom Buffalos took a 35-21 bruising from the Arlington Colts. While losing is never fun, the Buffalos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 328th, while the Colts are ranked 147th).
When it comes to explaining why Haltom lost, don't look at Vudrico Roberson. Despite the final result, he rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. Roberson's longest rush was for an incredible 79 yards. Keenan Jackson was another key rusher, rushing for 134 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Haltom was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 324 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 190 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Arlington got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jamar Burton out in front who rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Burton a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Ibrahim Otokiti, who rushed for 69 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
Haltom's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Arlington, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Haltom didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 38-33 victory vs. Lamar on the 27th. Arlington has also already played their next match, a 60-24 win against South Grand Prairie on the 27th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
