Football Preview: Alpine Bucks vs. Compass Academy
Alpine has gone 7-0 against Compass Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Alpine Bucks will square off against Compass Academy at 7:00 p.m.
Alpine is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 59 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Crane on Friday. They took a blow against the Cranes, falling 86-7. The Bucks' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Despite the defeat, Alpine got top-tier performance from Logan Smith, who rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns. Smith also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making four total tackles.
Meanwhile, after only three points in their last game, Compass Academy made sure to put some points up on the board against Anthony on Friday. Compass Academy breezed by Anthony to the tune of 43-13.
Compass Academy relied on the efforts of VALOIS TERCERO, who rushed for 187 yards on only 11 carries, and RYIAN FARRIS, who rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. The dominant performance gave TERCERO a new career-high in rushing yards. BRAXTON MORRIS was in the mix as well, providing Compass Academy with a touchdown.
Compass Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 311 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Compass Academy's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-6. As for Alpine, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Everything went Alpine's way against Compass Academy when the teams last played back in October, as Alpine made off with a 47-23 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was TERCERO, who rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Alpine still be able to contain TERCERO? There's only one way to find out.
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