Football Recap: Sharyland Rattlers vs. Alice Coyotes
Sharyland lost against Alice back in November of 2017, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Sharyland Rattlers came up short against the Alice Coyotes, falling 57-32. The Rattlers were down 43-19 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
When it comes to explaining why Sharyland lost, don't look at Calvin Harris. Despite the final result, he threw for 379 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Francisco Gomez, who gained 212 total yards and two touchdowns.
Sharyland wouldn't let Alice keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Sharyland can thank Matthew Castillo and Ivan Ramirez for forcing both of them. Sharyland got some further help from Adriel Vargas: he picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Lucian Cruz was his usual excellent self, rushing for 157 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and also throwing for 336 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80.6% of his passes for Alice. That's the most rushing yards Cruz has posted since back in November of 2023. 143 of those passing yards were hauled in by Collin Tsesmelis, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Sharyland's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Alice, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-3.
Sharyland will square off against Roma at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sharyland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.7 points per game this season. As for Alice, they will face off against Mission Veterans Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Alice also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 27.6 points per game.
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