Football Recap: La Vega Pirates vs. Gatesville Hornets
La Vega won the last time they faced Gatesville, and things went their way on Friday too. The La Vega Pirates blew past the Gatesville Hornets 35-14. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 21 points or more this season.
La Vega was led to victory by Jabarie Thornton and Bryson Roland. Thornton picked up 161 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Roland rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown. Roland's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 103 rushing yards dating back to last season.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to La Vega's defense and their three sacks. Caden Roland was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
The victory got La Vega back to even at 3-3. As for Gatesville, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 3-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. La Vega will take on China Spring at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. La Vega is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.2 points per game this season. As for Gatesville, they will challenge Lorena at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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