After each having a week off, the Morton Indians and the Lockney Longhorns will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Morton is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Morton is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Slaton last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Morton lost 34-14 to Slaton.
Meanwhile, Lockney beat Clarendon 29-20 two weeks ago. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Longhorns.
Dyllan Thiebaud was his usual excellent self, rushing for 156 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 117 yards and a touchdown. Those 156 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Lockney was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Lockney didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Daniel Alvarado.
Morton's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Lockney, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Morton beat Lockney 31-22 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Does Morton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lockney turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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