After flying high against Brownwood last Friday, La Vega came back down to earth. The La Vega Pirates fell 38-28 to the Stephenville Yellow Jackets/Honeybees on Friday. The Pirates have struggled against the Yellow Jackets/Honeybees recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
When it comes to explaining why La Vega lost, don't look at Bryson Roland. Despite the final result, he rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown. Roland's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 103 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Sawyer Wilkerson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 218 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry for Stephenville. Wilkerson showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 61 yards. Tristian Gentry did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 93 receiving yards.
La Vega now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Stephenville, their victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
La Vega will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Gatesville at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th. La Vega is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.6 points per game this season. As for Stephenville, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 63-17 defeat against Ruston on the 5th.
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