Football Recap: Rockport-Fulton Pirates vs. Robstown Cottonpickers
Rockport-Fulton won the last time they faced Robstown, and things went their way on Friday too. The Rockport-Fulton Pirates came out on top against the Robstown Cottonpickers by a score of 27-14. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 476th, while the Cottonpickers are ranked 1083rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Rockport-Fulton came from Dawson Phillips, Michael Ramos, and Trevor Garcia.
Rockport-Fulton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 331 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Rockport-Fulton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Phillips and Zane Rios.
Despite the loss, Robstown saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Mike Williams Jr. picked up three sacks, forced a fumble, and made nine total tackles. Trevin Crowley also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 85.
Rockport-Fulton has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Robstown, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-5.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Sinton the next time they take the field. Robstown will head out to face Sinton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while Rockport-Fulton will host them at 7:00 p.m. on November 8th.
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