After only seven points in their last match, Longview made sure to put some points up on the board against Marshall on Friday. The Longview Lobos simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Marshall Mavericks 42-7 on the road. Given the Lobos' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Mavericks are ranked 154th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Longview to victory were Maverick Rowe and Kelvin Washington. Rowe rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown, while Washington rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Longview was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in 12 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Longview's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Brenden Reese and Mason Booker.
Longview pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Marshall, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Longview will face off against South Oak Cliff at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Marshall, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Palestine at 7:30 p.m. on September 20th.
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