The Alice Coyotes will venture away from home to take on the Gregory-Portland Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Alice will be strutting in after a victory while Gregory-Portland will be coming in after a loss.
Alice took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 19-0 win over La Joya.
Meanwhile, Gregory-Portland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost to Sinton at home by a 42-27 margin. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 675th, while the Pirates are ranked 256th).
Gregory-Portland's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Reed Dooms, who rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns, and Brandon Coates, who picked up 171 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Dooms a new career-high in rushing yards.
The victory got Alice back to even at 2-2. As for Gregory-Portland, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Alice against Gregory-Portland when the teams last played back in November of 2019, as the team secured a 43-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Alice since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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