The Rockwall-Heath Hawks will head out to square off against the Tyler Legacy Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 914 yards in their previous games.
Rockwall-Heath is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 43-12 victory over Mansfield Legacy. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Broncos are ranked 439th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Rockwall-Heath's win came down to the chemistry between Prosper Neal and his top target Shawn J Gary Ii. Neal threw for 177 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes while Gary Ii picked up 158 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Rockwall-Heath also got a significant boost from Ashton Bradford, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 118 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rockwall-Heath was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Tyler Legacy can finally bid farewell to their six-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Friday. They came out on top against Crowley by a score of 32-25.
Tyler Legacy wouldn't let Crowley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Tyler Legacy can thank Simeon Garner and Nathan Kirksey for forcing all of them. Kirksey is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least ten every time he's taken the field this season. Tyler Legacy got some further help from Ethan Brown: he made ten total tackles (1.0 for loss) and snagged an interception.
The victory made it two in a row for Rockwall-Heath and bumps their season record up to 2-2. As for Tyler Legacy, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Rockwall-Heath has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 157 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Tyler Legacy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 181.2. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Rockwall-Heath against Tyler Legacy in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as the squad secured a 34-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rockwall-Heath since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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