Royse City and North Forney are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Royse City Bulldogs will head out to face off against the North Forney Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Royse City has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight defeats, while North Forney will come in with five straight wins.
Royse City is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Rockwall-Heath on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Royse City had to suffer through a 52-14 loss at the hands of Rockwall-Heath. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 449th, while the Hawks are ranked 167th).
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when North Forney faced off against Rockwall-Heath last Friday. North Forney walked away with a 49-42 victory over Rockwall-Heath.
Legend Bey continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 315 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 15.8 yards per carry. Bey is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 118 every time he's taken the field this season. Andikan Asuquo was another key player, rushing for 115 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: North Forney was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 434 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rockwall-Heath only rushed for 333.
Royse City's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for North Forney, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Royse City came up short against North Forney in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 33-26. Can Royse City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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