The Longview Lobos will take on the North Forney Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Longview comes in on four and North Forney on six.
Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Longview beat Rockwall-Heath 20-15. Given the Lobos' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Hawks are ranked 167th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kelvin Washington had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 54 yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Forney). They blew past Royse City 62-23 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Falcons, who have now won four matchups by 24 points or more so far this season.
North Forney can attribute much of their success to Legend Bey, who rushed for 184 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries, and Andikan Asuquo, who rushed for 200 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries. With that strong performance, Asuquo is now averaging an impressive 107.8 rushing yards per game. Kellen Sanders was another key player, rushing for 87 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Longview's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. As for North Forney, their win bumped their record up to an identical 6-2.
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