After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Spanish Fort, Fairhope was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They blew past the Faith Academy Rams 41-6. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Pirates considering their seven-point performance the match before.
Bryon Martin
| 08/29/25 vs Faith Academy | 92 |
| 09/13/24 vs Davidson | 87 |
| 10/25/24 vs Baker | 84 |
| 08/30/24 @ Faith Academy | 75 |
| 11/07/24 @ Hoover | 53 |
Bryon Martin had a dynamite game, picking up 92 receiving yards and one score, while also rushing for 68 yards and one TD. Those 92 receiving yards gave him a new career-high. Trey Garner was another key player, throwing for 132 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only ten passes.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Fairhope proved: they limited Faith Academy to a paltry 1.8 yards per carry. The team can thank Benito Diaz for the heroic effort on defense: he. Fairhope's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.9.
Fairhope didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Lance Wade and Cooper Bell.
The win got Fairhope back to even at 1-1.
Fairhope and Faith Academy will both get their first taste of in-conference action in their upcoming games. The Pirates are set to challenge their familiar foe Bryant at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Faith Academy will square off against rival Citronelle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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