King hasn't had much luck against Rockport-Fulton recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The King Brahmas will square off against the Rockport-Fulton Pirates at 7:00 p.m. King is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 43.2 points per game this season.
King will bounce into Friday's game after beating La Feria, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. King enjoyed a cozy 49-33 win over La Feria last Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Brahmas.
King can attribute much of their success to Damarius Montgomery, who rushed for 354 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry, and Dylon Everett, who rushed for 109 yards and five touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Montgomery a new career-high in rushing yards.
King was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 467 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
King wouldn't let La Feria keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. King can thank Kenneth Reeder and Christopher Garza for forcing both of them. Jacob Rivera was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, a victory for Rockport-Fulton just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 32-10 to Sinton. Rockport-Fulton hasn't had much luck with Sinton recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
King's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Rockport-Fulton, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. King has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 230.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Rockport-Fulton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 269. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
King took a serious blow against Rockport-Fulton in their previous matchup back in November of 2015, falling 55-28. Can King avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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