Football Preview: Rockport-Fulton Pirates vs. Sinton Pirates
The Rockport-Fulton Pirates will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Sinton Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Rockport-Fulton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29 points per game this season.
Two weeks ago, Rockport-Fulton was able to grind out a solid victory over Robstown, taking the game 27-14. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 476th, while the Cottonpickers are ranked 1074th), 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 matches.
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.
Meanwhile, Sinton put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 63-6 win over Robstown. The matchup marked the Pirates' most dominant victory of the season.
Sinton found their leader in freshman Quincy Bess, who rushed for 151 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. Triston Handson was another key player, throwing for 110 yards and three touchdowns on only six passes.
Sinton wouldn't let Robstown keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Sinton can thank Sean Hughes and Roland Galvan for forcing both of them.
Sinton pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 43.0 points per game. As for Rockport-Fulton, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Rockport-Fulton has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 280 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Sinton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 308.4. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Rockport-Fulton was dealt a bruising 52-21 defeat at the hands of Sinton in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Handson, who threw for 168 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Now that Rockport-Fulton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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