Bishop hasn't had much luck against Lyford recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Bishop Badgers are taking a road trip to take on the Lyford Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m.
Bishop is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They took a blow against Rockport-Fulton, falling 34-0. While losing is never fun, the Badgers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1087th, while the Pirates are ranked 538th).
Meanwhile, Lyford blew past Porter, posting a 47-16 win at home. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lyford to victory, but perhaps none more so than Pedro Rosas, who rushed for 67 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Adrian Chavez handled things on the ground, rushing for 80 yards and a rushing touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Lyford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Lyford's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of John Reyna and Randall Chavez.
Bishop's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Lyford, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Bishop suffered a grim 27-7 defeat to Lyford when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Chavez, who picked up 179 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that Bishop knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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