The Royse City Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Rockwall Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Royse City will be strutting in after a victory while Rockwall will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Royse City beat Weatherford 35-25. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
One reason for the win was Royse City's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In that department, Ethan Likezo was the leader with two. Royse City got some further help from Billy Jones: he picked up a sack and made 18 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Rockwall entered their match against North Crowley on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Rockwall had to suffer through a 70-17 loss at the hands of North Crowley. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Panthers are ranked second).
Despite the defeat, Rockwall got top-tier performance from Aj Hatcher, who rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown.
Royse City's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2. As for Rockwall, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Royse City has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 182.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Rockwall struggles in that department as they've been averaging 228. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Royse City might still be hurting after the 63-37 defeat they got from Rockwall when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Royse City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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