The Rouse Raiders are taking a road trip to face off against the Midway Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Rouse ended up a good deal behind Liberty Hill and lost 57-38. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 304th, while the Panthers are ranked 125th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from London Morgan, who threw for 392 yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 324 passing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Leland Smit, who picked up 195 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Rouse was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 500 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Liberty Hill only gained 394.
Meanwhile, Midway really took it to Cedar Ridge for the full four quarters, racking up a 44-14 win at home. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Panthers had established a 23 point advantage.
Midway found their leader in underclassman Chauncey King, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss). Charlie Cantrell also helped out with an impressive 80 receiving yards.
Midway's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Carlos Talton was especially locked on to Cedar Ridge's QB and sacked him twice. King was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Rouse's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Midway, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
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