Two dominant signal callers in Legend Bey and Brent Rickert are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The North Forney Falcons will welcome the Rockwall Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
North Forney is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Longview just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Friday. They came up short against the Lobos, falling 21-0. The Falcons were red-hot offensively headed into the matchup (they scored no less than 31 points in the six matches prior) but the Lobos' defense proved too tough.
Meanwhile, Rockwall didn't have quite enough to beat Rockwall-Heath on Friday and fell 31-28.
Despite the loss, Rockwall got top-tier performance from Triston Gooch, who picked up 188 receiving yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Gooch is now averaging an impressive 106.8 receiving yards per game. Another player making a difference was Rickert, who threw for 252 yards and four touchdowns.
Rockwall's record is now 5-4. As for North Forney, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. North Forney has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 329.8 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Rockwall has preferred to attack from the air: they average 277.7 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
North Forney was taken down by Rockwall 65-26 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for North Forney, Ashten Emory (who rushed for 218 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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