The Rockwall Yellowjackets will head out to square off against the Lewisville Farmers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Rockwall didn't have quite enough to beat Lake Travis and fell 45-42. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (38), the Yellowjackets still had to take the loss.
Rockwall's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jamir Wilson, who rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown, and Landyn Locke, who threw for 220 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most total yards Locke has posted since back in September of 2023. Rockwall also relied on Livingstone Iwuamadi, who's 47-yard boot wound up being the difference in the game.
Even though they lost, Rockwall was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in 15 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Lewisville was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 32-28 to Byron Nelson. The Farmers have struggled against the Bobcat recently, as their contest on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Rockwall's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Lewisville, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
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