The Royse City Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Rockwall Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Rockwall took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Royse City, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Royse City was able to grind out a solid victory over Weatherford, taking the game 35-25. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Royse City's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Ethan Likezo was the leader with two. Royse City got some further help from Billy Jones: he picked up a sack and made 18 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Rockwall entered their game against North Crowley last Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Rockwall took a blow against North Crowley, falling 70-17. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Panthers are ranked second).
Rockwall might have lost, but man, Aj Hatcher was a machine: he rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown.
Royse City's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2. As for Rockwall, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Royse City has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 182.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Rockwall struggles in that department as they've been averaging 228. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Royse City might still be hurting after the 63-37 defeat they got from Rockwall in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Royse City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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