The Haltom Buffalos will head out to face off against the Lamar Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Haltom is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Haltom will head out to face Lamar after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Haltom took a hard 35-21 fall against Arlington.
Haltom might have lost, but man, Vudrico Roberson was a machine: he rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. Roberson really tore up the turf during one magnificent 79-yard run. Haltom also got a significant boost from Keenan Jackson, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 134 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Haltom was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 324 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 190 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Lamar was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 55-3 loss at the hands of Martin. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 417th, while the Warriors are ranked 101st).
Haltom's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Lamar, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-3.
Haltom was dealt a bruising 49-12 loss at the hands of Lamar when the teams last played back in November of 2017. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Haltom was down 28-6.
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