The La Vega Pirates will square off against the Connally Cadets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
If La Vega beats Connally with 35 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. La Vega walked away with a 35-22 victory over Robinson on Friday. The win was familiar territory for the Pirates who have now won three matches in a row.
Bryson Roland was his usual excellent self, rushing for 246 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry. Those 246 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
La Vega was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 283 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Connally was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Lorena 34-7. That looming 34-7 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Cadets yet this season.
Connally relied on the efforts of Jamarion Vincent, who rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and Braeden Ford, who rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Vincent's longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Connally's defense and their five sacks. Lorena's QB won't forget Rashad Stubbs anytime soon given he sacked him three times.
La Vega pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Connally, their win bumped their record up to an identical 5-3.
La Vega came up short against Connally in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 48-40. Thankfully for La Vega, Kiefer Sibley (who rushed for 356 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 13.2 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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