Alpine lost against Fort Stockton back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Alpine Bucks lost 44-18 to the Fort Stockton Panthers. The Bucks have struggled against the Panthers recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Alpine had strong showings from Devon Rojo, who threw for 349 yards and three touchdowns, and Daedrick Hardwick, who picked up 243 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Rojo a new career-high in rushing yards.
Fort Stockton was led to victory by Kasch Norman and Gerry Diaz. Norman threw for 311 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt, while Diaz rushed for 194 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.2 yards per carry. A healthy portion of that aerial production (104 yards to be exact) went to Angel Lujan.
Alpine's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Fort Stockton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Alpine will face off against Wink at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Fort Stockton, they will host Pecos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fort Stockton will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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