The Alice Coyotes will welcome the Roma Gladiators at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Alice is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
Alice will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big back in October (they won by 25) but two weeks ago they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Mission Veterans Memorial 26-23.
Alice found their leader in sophomore Ryder Salaiz, who rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Those 133 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Salaiz.
Salaiz was just one part of a punishing run game: Alice was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 301 rushing yards. That's a new trend for Alice: they were averaging 167.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 0.
Alice's defense made their presence known, laying out Roman Reyna. five times. Jesse Villarreal was especially locked on to Mission Veterans Memorial's QB and sacked him three times. Villarreal is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last eight games he's played. Jaren Guerra was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, making six total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
Meanwhile, Roma was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 35-14 to Mission Veterans Memorial.
Alice has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 26.3 points per game. As for Roma, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
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