Alpine is 1-8 against Fort Stockton since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Alpine Bucks will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Fort Stockton Panthers at 7:00 p.m.
Alpine is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They lost 38-12 to Wellington on Friday.
Alpine's loss came about despite a quality game from Logan Smith, who picked up 42 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 71 yards. Smith's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack, forcing two fumbles, and making 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss). Daedrick Hardwick also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Alpine wouldn't let Wellington keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Smith was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, Fort Stockton took care of business in their home opener on Friday (barely). They skirted past Lake View 30-27.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Gerry Diaz and his top target Kasch Norman. Diaz rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns while Norman threw for 237 yards and two touchdowns. Rylan Nunez was Norman's top target, picking up 93 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Fort Stockton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 222 rushing yards in 12 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Alpine suffered a grim 27-7 defeat to Fort Stockton in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Alpine, Corbin Luna (who rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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