The Grulla Gators will face off against the Sinton Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Grulla has struggled recently with eight losses in a row, while Sinton will arrive with ten straight wins.
Grulla's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Port Isabel last Friday. They were beaten by the Tarpons 54-0.
Meanwhile, Sinton made easy work of Rockport-Fulton on Friday and carried off a 32-10 victory. The result was nothing new for Sinton, who have now won five contests by 22 points or more so far this season.
Sinton's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Triston Handson led the charge by throwing for 188 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes, while also rushing for 33 yards and a touchdown. Handson has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. 100 of Handson's passing yards were hauled in by Jacoby James, who also brought in three receiving touchdowns.
Sinton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jonah James and Sean Hughes. Sinton got some further help from Nathan Mutchler: he picked up a sack and made 14 total tackles.
Sinton pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.9 points per game. As for Grulla, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Grulla was taken down by Sinton 49-7 in their previous matchup back in November of 2022. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sinton's Derek Garcia, who rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. Now that Grulla knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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