The Forney Jackrabbits will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Tyler Legacy Raiders at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Forney came up short against Rockwall and fell 49-42. While losing is never fun, the Jackrabbits can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 35th).
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Nelson Peterson Jr and Brent Rickert. Rickert had a great game and threw for 254 yards and six touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes. Meanwhile, Peterson Jr was balling out in the loss, throwing for 309 yards and six touchdowns.
Meanwhile, a victory for Tyler Legacy just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Rockwall at home and fell 63-27. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Zabryan Hood, who picked up 159 receiving yards. With that strong performance, he 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.
Forney has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. As for Tyler Legacy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
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