Gardendale had lost five straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped down to 0-10 to make it six. They had to suffer through a 45-17 loss at the hands of the Spain Park Jaguars. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 207th, while the Jaguars are ranked 24th).
Rian Porter threw for 127 yards and one touchdown. Jackson Hanner was his top target, picking up 36 receiving yards. On the ground, Carlos Brown rushed for 51 yards on only five carries.
As for Spain Park, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 8-2. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.7 points over those games.
A big part of Spain Park's victory came down to the chemistry between Brock Bradley and his top target Mason McClure. Bradley threw for 284 yards and four TDs on only 17 passes while McClure picked up 137 receiving yards and a pair of scores. That's the most receiving yards McClure has posted since back in August. Connor Greb did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 84 receiving yards.
As of now, neither Gardendale nor Spain Park have any future games scheduled.
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