Royse City lost against Forney back in November of 2021, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Royse City Bulldogs were dealt a 59-27 loss at the hands of the Forney Jackrabbits. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 408th, while the Jackrabbits are ranked 102nd).
Although Royse City took the loss, they still got scores from Zavier Brown, Jamion Richardson, and Jammel Ward.
Royse City wouldn't let Forney keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Royse City can thank Cason Lancaster and Billy Jones for forcing both of them. Jones is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Nelson Peterson Jr continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Forney, rushing for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 207 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes. Another player making a difference was Javian Osborne, who rushed for 129 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries.
This is the second loss in a row for Royse City and nudges their season record down to 2-4. As for Forney, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Royse City will head out on the road to challenge Tyler Legacy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Royse City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.6 points per game this season. As for Forney, they will host Longview at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Forney knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Longview likes a good challenge.
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