Football Recap: Falfurrias Fightin' Jerseys vs. Bishop Badgers
Falfurrias lost against Bishop back in November of 2021, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Falfurrias Fightin' Jerseys lost to the Bishop Badgers on the road by a 40-22 margin. The loss continues a trend for the Fightin' Jerseys in their matchups with the Badgers: they've now lost three in a row.
Falfurrias' defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jaxon Garcia, who threw for 213 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 38 yards. Another player making a difference was Derek Vasquez, who picked up 65 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
A big part of Bishop's victory came down to the chemistry between Braxten Eli Montalvo and his top target Emmatteo Pelagio. Eli Montalvo threw for 282 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per attempt while Pelagio picked up 187 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Falfurrias' loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Bishop, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Falfurrias does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bishop, they will challenge Goliad at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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