Football Recap: La Vega Pirates vs. Connally Cadets
La Vega got themselves on the board against Connally on Friday, but Connally never followed suit. They breezed by the Connally Cadets to the tune of 31-0. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 21 points or more this season.
Leading La Vega to victory were Kourtney Parr and Bryson Roland. Parr threw for 163 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, while Roland gained 117 total yards and a touchdown. Parr's passing game has become a key predictor of La Vega's success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 2-3 otherwise. James Degrate did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 93 receiving yards.
La Vega was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Connally only rushed for 78.
La Vega has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.7 points per game. As for Connally, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
La Vega didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 41-21 victory against Lorena on the 8th. As for Connally, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 35-34 defeat against Gatesville on the 8th.
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