Royse City lost against Tyler Legacy back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Royse City Bulldogs fell 38-31 to the Tyler Legacy Raiders. 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 Raiders are ranked 187th).
Royse City's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Daniel Jenkins, who rushed for 160 yards and a touchdown. Jenkins was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 55 yards. Royse City also got help from Kamarion Clarke, who showed off his sure hands for 82 receiving yards.
Even though they lost, Royse City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 274 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 177 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Royse City didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of John Abrama and Cordarian Powell. Powell also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six. Billy Jones was another major factor on D, making 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
Tyler Legacy found their leader in underclassman Corey Ransom, who rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Jace Love was another key back, rushing for 106 yards and a touchdown.
Royse City's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Tyler Legacy, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season.
Royse City will take on Rockwall-Heath at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Royse City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27 points per game this season. As for Tyler Legacy, they will face off against Longview at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 884 yards in their previous games.
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