The Skyline Raiders will be defending their home-field for the first timethey go up against the Fort Bend Marshall Buffalos at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Skyline is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against North Forney. Skyline took down North Forney 21-7 on Thursday. The win was some much needed relief for the Raiders as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Skyline's defense made their presence known, laying out Michael Douglas. four times. The heavy lifting was done by Adam Dweh and Elijah Barnes who racked up all four sacks between them. Barnes' also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks and making 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Fort Bend Marshall gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Thursday. They snuck past Friendswood with a 27-23 victory. Given the Buffalos' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Mustangs are ranked 330th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kaeden Johnson was a one-man wrecking crew for Fort Bend Marshall as he threw for 289 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 33 yards. Jakayden Ferguson was Johnson's top target, picking up 157 receiving yards and a touchdown.
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