The Fort Bend Marshall Buffalos are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they take on the Skyline Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fort Bend Marshall is headed out to face Skyline after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Fort Bend Marshall snuck past Friendswood with a 27-23 win on Thursday. 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.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Fort Bend Marshall's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Ashton Lofton was the leader with two. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making ten total tackles (3.0 for loss). Fort Bend Marshall got some further help from Isaiah Williams: he made 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Skyline had to kick off their season on the road on Thursday, but they showed no ill effects. They strolled past North Forney with points to spare, taking the game 21-7. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Raiders as it put an end to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season.
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