Football Preview: West Orange-Stark Mustangs vs. La Vega Pirates
The West Orange-Stark Mustangs are taking a road trip to challenge the La Vega Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, West Orange-Stark and Nederland were almost perfectly matched up, but West Orange-Stark suffered a 14-13 loss.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 21-21 at halftime, La Vega was not quite Celina's equal in the second half on Friday. They came up short against the Bobcats, falling 49-27. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 183rd, while the Bobcats are ranked 31st).
Despite the defeat, La Vega got top-tier performance from Bryson Roland, who picked up 109 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Roland got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 60 yards. Another player making a difference was Jayven Hernandez, who threw for 224 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
West Orange-Stark's loss was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-1. As for La Vega, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1.
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