The Lockney Longhorns will square off against the Clarendon Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Clarendon took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Lockney, who comes in off a win.
Lockney took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Quanah 35-14. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Longhorns have posted since October 6, 2023.
Lockney's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Daniel Alvarado, who picked up 116 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Dyllan Thiebaud also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lockney was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Clarendon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 51-18 loss at the hands of Gruver. While losing is never fun, the Broncos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1075th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 406th).
The win got Lockney back to even at 2-2. As for Clarendon, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Lockney took a serious blow against Clarendon when the teams last played back in August of 2019, falling 35-7. Can Lockney avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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