The Rockport-Fulton Pirates will challenge the Wimberley Texans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Rockport-Fulton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat King 55-28. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Pirates considering their ten-point performance the match before.
Traey Alvarado was his usual excellent self, rushing for 139 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries, while also catching a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August. Lincoln Mitchell was another key back, rushing for 63 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Wimberley had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 38.8 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. They breezed by the Mavericks to the tune of 69-0. Considering the Texans have won nine games by more than 25 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Wimberley's victory came down to the chemistry between Cody Stoever and his top target Jace Morales. Stoever threw for 160 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes while Morales gained 85 total yards and three touchdowns. Jace Cutrona got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Rockport-Fulton is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.3 points per game. As for Wimberley, their record is now 9-2.
Rockport-Fulton and Wimberley were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in November of 2019, but Rockport-Fulton came up empty-handed after a 42-41 defeat. Can Rockport-Fulton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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