On Thursday, the Lamar Vikings had to suffer through a 40-7 loss at the hands of the Horn Jaguars. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 419th, while the Jaguars are ranked 166th).
Despite the loss, Lamar still got an impressive performance from Gannon Carey, who rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also threw for 119 yards on 19 of 27 attempts. The dominant performance gave Carey a new career-high in rushing yards.
Horn's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Rodney Franklin, who rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Franklin's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 112 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Jamari Andrews, who picked up 138 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Lamar now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Horn, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Lamar will head out on the road to challenge Martin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Horn, they will host Lancaster at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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