The Fort Stockton Panthers will take on the Pecos Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Fort Stockton will be strutting in after a win while Pecos will be coming in after a loss.
Fort Stockton will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 26-point they dealt Alpine on Friday. Fort Stockton blew past Alpine 44-18.
Kasch Norman and Gerry Diaz were among the main playmakers for Fort Stockton as the former threw for 311 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt and the latter rushed for 194 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.2 yards per carry. A healthy portion of that aerial production (104 yards to be exact) went to Angel Lujan.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fort Stockton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 296 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 222 rushing yards in 13 consecutive games dating back to last season.
One reason for the win was Fort Stockton's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In that department, Evian Acosta was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 41 points the game before, Pecos was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They took a 23-12 hit to the loss column at the hands of Levelland.
Colt Salgado put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 105 yards on 12 of 18 attempts. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards.
Fort Stockton's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Pecos, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Everything went Fort Stockton's way against Pecos when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as Fort Stockton made off with a 28-7 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Pecos' Johnny Morales, who rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Fort Stockton to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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