Football Preview: Rockport-Fulton Pirates vs. Bishop Badgers
The Rockport-Fulton Pirates will challenge the Bishop Badgers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rockport-Fulton will be strutting in after a victory while Bishop will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Rockport-Fulton strolled past San Diego with points to spare, taking the game 34-19. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
Rockport-Fulton's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Traey Alvarado led the charge by rushing for 64 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Taylor, who rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown.
Rockport-Fulton's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Dawson Phillips and Trevor Garcia. That's the most rushing yards Garcia has posted since back in October of 2023. Wyatt Kalhoefer was another major factor on D, making 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rockport-Fulton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 280 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as San Diego only rushed for 135.
Meanwhile, Bishop was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They fell to Pace 23-17.
Rockport-Fulton's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0. As for Bishop, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
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