The Gregory-Portland Wildcats will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Alexander Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Gregory-Portland is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They fell just short of Calallen by a score of 42-40 on Friday. Gregory-Portland was down 42-20 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Alexander came up short against Marshall on Friday and fell 22-13.
Despite their loss, Alexander saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Jose Fernandez Iii, who rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 33 receiving yards, was perhaps the best of all. Another receiver making a difference was Julius Vaughn, who picked up 100 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Alexander was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 441 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Alexander wouldn't let Marshall keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Alexander can thank Luis Quintero and Hector Benavides for forcing both of them. Benavides also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss). Alexander got some further help from Frankie J. Fuentes: he picked up a sack and made 20 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
