Football Preview: Fairhope Pirates vs. Robertsdale Golden Bears
The Fairhope Pirates are taking a road trip to face off against the Robertsdale Golden Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fairhope will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Fairhope is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Davidson with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 42-25.
Fairhope's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jackson Robertson, who threw for 204 yards and a touchdown on only 15 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance gave Robertson a new career-high in rushing yards. 87 of those passing yards were hauled in by Bryon Martin, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Robertsdale took a blow against Mary G. Montgomery on Friday, falling 41-3. While losing is never fun, the Golden Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Vikings are ranked 15th).
Fairhope's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Robertsdale, they dropped their record down to 2-2 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Fairhope against Robertsdale in their previous matchup back in August of 2015 as the squad secured a 35-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fairhope since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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