The Tyler Legacy Raiders will face off against the Forney Jackrabbits at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Tyler Legacy is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Rockwall on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Tyler Legacy was outmatched by Rockwall at home and fell 63-27. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 213th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 35th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Zabryan Hood, who picked up 159 receiving yards. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 100.4 receiving yards per game. Another rusher making a difference was Micah Pierson, who rushed for 48 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Forney came up short against Rockwall last Friday and fell 49-42. The Jackrabbits have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
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.
Tyler Legacy has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season. As for Forney, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
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