The La Vega Pirates will take on the Lorena Leopards at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in La Vega's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matchups.
La Vega is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Connally: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that La Vega blew Connally out of the water with a 31-0 final score. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 21 points or more this season.
La Vega can attribute much of their success to Kourtney Parr, who threw for 163 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and Bryson Roland, who gained 117 total yards and a touchdown. Parr's passing game has become a key predictor of La Vega's success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 2-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of James Degrate, who picked up 93 receiving yards and a touchdown.
La Vega was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Meanwhile, Lorena scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of China Spring by a score of 38-35. The loss continues a trend for the Leopards in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now lost six in a row.
Lorena might have lost, but man, Caleb Carrizales was a machine: he picked up 157 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Carrizales' receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 131 receiving yards. Carson Miller also helped out with an impressive 82 receiving yards.
La Vega has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.7 points per game. As for Lorena, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
La Vega was able to grind out a solid victory over Lorena when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 49-42. The rematch might be a little tougher for La Vega since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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