If Porter was feeling good fresh off their 30-6 takedown of Hulbert last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Porter Pirates came up short against the Warner Eagles on Friday, falling 43-21. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Porter lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Bradyn Israel, who rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 130 yards and a touchdown on only ten passes. A healthy portion of that aerial production (91 yards to be exact) went to Ernie Springsted, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Porter wouldn't let Warner keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Porter can thank Easton Bobbitt and Adrian Valdez for forcing both of them. Bobbitt is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Porter now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Warner, the victory was the fourth in a row (dating back to last season) for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Porter will head out to challenge Woodland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Woodland's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Warner, they will venture away from home to take on Pocola at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 920 yards in their previous games.
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