Football Preview: Pecos Eagles vs. Fort Stockton Panthers
The Pecos Eagles will head out to take on the Fort Stockton Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Pecos is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 41 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Levelland on Friday. They fell 23-12 to the Lobos.
Colt Salgado put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 105 yards on 12 of 18 attempts. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Pecos was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in nine consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Fort Stockton made easy work of Alpine on Friday and carried off a 44-18 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Fort Stockton relied on the efforts of Kasch Norman, who threw for 311 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt, and Gerry Diaz, who rushed for 194 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.2 yards per carry. 104 of those passing yards were hauled in by Angel Lujan.
Fort Stockton wouldn't let Alpine keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Fort Stockton can thank Ejay Ortiz and Rylan Jimenez for forcing both of them. Ortiz didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made nine total tackles.
Pecos' defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Fort Stockton, their record now sits at 2-0.
Pecos might still be hurting after the 28-7 loss they got from Fort Stockton in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Pecos, Corbin Luna (who rushed for 221 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.2 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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