The Alpine Bucks will be playing at home against the Wink Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Alpine came up short against Fort Stockton on Friday, falling 44-18. The Bucks haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Alpine's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Devon Rojo, who threw for 349 yards and three touchdowns, and Daedrick Hardwick, who picked up 243 receiving yards. With that strong performance, Hardwick is now averaging an impressive 137 receiving yards per game.
Even though they lost, Alpine was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 445 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Wink, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They blew past Stanton 49-26 on Friday.
Alpine's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Wink, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Alpine won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, slipping by Wink 19-18. Will Alpine repeat their success, or does Wink have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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