The Gregory-Portland Wildcats will challenge the Alice Coyotes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Gregory-Portland is looking for their season's first victory.
Last Friday, Gregory-Portland 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).
Defeat or not, Gregory-Portland got some senior leadership from Reed Dooms and Brandon Coates. Dooms rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns, while Coates picked up 171 receiving yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Coates is now averaging an impressive 100.8 receiving yards per game.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Alice, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. Their defense stepped up to hand La Joya a 19-0 shutout on Friday.
Gregory-Portland's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Alice, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Gregory-Portland took a serious blow against Alice when the teams last played back in November of 2019, falling 43-7. Will Gregory-Portland have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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