Rockwall won the last time they faced Tyler Legacy, and things went their way on Friday too. The Rockwall Yellowjackets blew past the Tyler Legacy Raiders, posting a 63-27 victory. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Raiders are ranked 213th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Brent Rickert, who threw for 392 yards and six touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. He has been hot recently, having posted five or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jamir Wilson, who rushed for 201 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry.
Rockwall was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Tyler Legacy's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zabryan Hood, who picked up 159 receiving yards. With that strong performance, Hood is now averaging an impressive 100.4 receiving yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Micah Pierson, who rushed for 48 yards and two touchdowns.
Rockwall has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Tyler Legacy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.
Rockwall will host Rockwall-Heath at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Rockwall knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Rockwall-Heath likes a good challenge. As for Tyler Legacy, they will head out to face off against Forney at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Forney is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.1 points per game this season.
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