The Rockwall-Heath Hawks will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Forney Jackrabbits at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Rockwall-Heath had just enough and edged Rockwall out 31-28.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Forney, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in October. Everything went their way against Tyler Legacy on Friday as Forney made off with a 40-14 victory. The Jackrabbits might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 26 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Forney to victory, but perhaps none more so than Javian Osborne, who rushed for 115 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. Forney is 2-1 when Osborne posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Nelson Peterson Jr, who rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries.
Forney was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 400 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Forney didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Chris Turner and Henry Ambramson.
Rockwall-Heath's record now sits at 4-5. As for Forney, their record now sits at an identical 4-5.
Rockwall-Heath beat Forney 21-14 in their previous matchup back in October of 2015. Does Rockwall-Heath have another victory up their sleeve, or will Forney turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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