Alice managed to keep up with Sinton until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Alice Coyotes were dealt a 42-12 defeat at the hands of the Sinton Pirates. While losing is never fun, the Coyotes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 602nd, while the Pirates are ranked 212th).
Alice wouldn't let Sinton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Alice can thank Jaren Guerra and Jesse Villarreal for forcing both of them.
Derek Garcia went supernova for Sinton, rushing for 220 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.8 yards per carry. Garcia's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 132 rushing yards dating back to last season. Triston Handson was another key player, throwing for 157 yards and two touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes.
Alice's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-2. As for Sinton, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
Alice will welcome La Joya at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Alice is facing La Joya at the right time seeing as La Joya is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Sinton, they will challenge Gregory-Portland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sinton knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 point or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Gregory-Portland likes a good challenge.
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