Football Preview: Compass Academy vs. Alpine Bucks
Compass Academy hasn't had much luck against Alpine recently, but that could start to change on Friday. Compass Academy will challenge the Alpine Bucks at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Compass Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their match at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 69-2 victory over Anthony. The win made it back-to-back victories for Compass Academy.
Compass Academy found their leader in underclassman MAXWELL TUCKER, who rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns. Compass Academy is 2-1 when TUCKER posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Alpine hadn't done well against Crane recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Alpine had just enough and edged Crane out 19-16.
Logan Smith had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 147 yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. Alpine also got a significant boost from Devon Rojo, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 88 yards.
Alpine wouldn't let Crane keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Alpine can thank Adam Llanez and Smith for forcing both of them. Llanez is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Alpine was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Compass Academy's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Alpine, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 2-4.
Compass Academy ended up a good deal behind Alpine in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, losing 33-18. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Smith, who rushed for 187 yards and four touchdowns. Now that Compass Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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