The Rockwall Yellowjackets will challenge the Royse City Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Royse City is facing Rockwall at the wrong time: Rockwall suffered their first home loss of the season on Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. They had to suffer through a 70-17 loss at the hands of the Panthers. The Yellowjackets were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 49-17.
Rockwall might have lost, but man, Aj Hatcher was a machine: he rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Royse City was able to grind out a solid win over Weatherford on Friday, taking the game 35-25. That's two games straight that the Bulldogs have won by exactly ten points.
Another reason for the win was Royse City's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Ethan Likezo was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. Billy Jones was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 18 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Rockwall's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2. As for Royse City, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything went Rockwall's way against Royse City in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Rockwall made off with a 63-37 win. Does Rockwall have another victory up their sleeve, or will Royse City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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