After each having a week off, the Lockney Longhorns and the Morton Indians will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lockney is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.4 points per game this season.
Two weeks ago, Lockney earned a 29-20 win over Clarendon. 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 matchups.
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.
Meanwhile, Morton was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 34-14 to Slaton.
Lockney now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Morton, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Lockney came up short against Morton in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 31-22. Can Lockney avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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