On Friday, the Rockport-Fulton Pirates strolled past the San Diego Vaqueros with points to spare, taking the game 34-19. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.
Rockport-Fulton's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Traey Alvarado, who rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Another rusher making a difference was Peyton Taylor, who rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown.
Rockport-Fulton'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 Dawson Phillips and Trevor Garcia. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Rockport-Fulton got some further help from Wyatt Kalhoefer: he made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rockport-Fulton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 280 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as San Diego only rushed for 135.
When it comes to explaining why San Diego lost, don't look at Nicholas Luera. Despite the final result, he picked up 78 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 90 yards. Jared Rodriguez made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Rockport-Fulton's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0. As for San Diego, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Rockport-Fulton will look to defend their home field on Friday against Bishop at 7:00 p.m. As for San Diego, they will head out to challenge West Oso at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. San Diego is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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