Alpine only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 24-point they dealt Compass Academy on Friday. Everything went the Alpine Bucks' way against Compass Academy as the Alpine Bucks made off with a 47-23 victory. The Bucks have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the , too.
Logan Smith continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 222 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, and also picking up 55 receiving yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. Daedrick Hardwick got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Alpine was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 269 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Alpine didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Hardwick and Smith. Smith's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 128 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Despite the defeat, Compass Academy saw an underclassman step up: VALOIS TERCERO rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns. Those 130 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for TERCERO.
The win was the third in a row for Alpine, bringing their record for this year to 3-4. As for Compass Academy, they dropped their record down to 2-5 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. After each having a week off, Alpine and Anthony will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on October 25th. Alpine is facing Anthony at the right time seeing as Anthony is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Compass Academy, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Crane at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
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