The Longview Lobos will challenge the Royse City Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Longview is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Longview's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past North Forney 21-0. Given the Lobos' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Falcons are ranked 81st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Royse City was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were dealt a 62-23 loss at the hands of North Forney.
Royse City's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Kamarion Clarke, who picked up 202 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Peyton Peoples, who threw for 267 yards and two touchdowns. Clarke showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 68 yards.
Longview's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Royse City, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
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