On Friday, the Martin Warriors came up short against the Haltom Buffalos and fell 56-49. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Martin saw an underclassman step up: Javian Jones-Priest rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Jones-Priest's longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Trantan Miles was in the mix too, providing Martin with two touchdowns.
Vudrico Roberson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 394 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 14.1 yards per carry for Haltom. The dominant performance gave Roberson a new career-high in rushing yards. Keenan Jackson was another key back, rushing for 156 yards and three touchdowns.
Martin's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Haltom, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-3.
Martin will square off against South Grand Prairie at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Martin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.1 points per game this season. As for Haltom, they will challenge Bowie at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,031 yards in their previous games.
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