Football Recap: La Vega Pirates vs. Robinson Rockets
La Vega extended their winning streak to three games thanks to a huge performance from Bryson Roland. The La Vega Pirates came out on top against the Robinson Rockets by a score of 35-22 on Friday thanks in part to Roland, who rushed for 246 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Roland was just one part of a punishing run game: La Vega was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 283 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Despite the loss, Robinson had strong showings from Austin Marshall, who picked up 192 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Brice Mccurdy, who threw for 249 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes. Marshall is becoming a predictor of Robinson's success: when he posts at least 100 receiving yards the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Robinson also got a significant boost from Evan Moreno, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 81 yards.
La Vega pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Robinson, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 6-2 record.
La Vega will take on Connally at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Connally will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last. As for Robinson, they will face off against Gatesville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Robinson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.5 points per game this season.
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