After a string of four wins, Robinson's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 35-22 to the La Vega Pirates. The Rockets haven't had much luck with the Pirates recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Austin Marshall and Brice Mccurdy certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Marshall picked up 192 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Mccurdy threw for 249 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes. Marshall is becoming a predictor of Robinson's success: when he posts at least 100 receiving yards the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Robinson also got a significant boost from Evan Moreno, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 81 yards.
Bryson Roland continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for La Vega, rushing for 246 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry. Roland's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 103 rushing yards.
Robinson's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for La Vega, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Robinson and La Vega should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Robinson (ranked 161st) will meet Gatesville (ranked 400th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Robinson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.3 points per game this season. Similarly, La Vega will square off against Connally at 7:00 p.m. on Friday up 138 places (92 vs. 230).
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