Football Game Preview: Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial Eagles vs. Weslaco East Wildcats

Two dominant backs in Andrew Charlebois and Jay Herrera are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial Eagles will host the Weslaco East Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.

Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial 56-0. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won five contests by 21 points or more so far this season.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 64 points the game before, Weslaco East was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They had to suffer through a 34-7 loss at the hands of Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 801st, while the Raiders are ranked 288th).

Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. The road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 44.5 points over those games. As for Weslaco East, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.

Everything came up roses for Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial against Weslaco East in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, as the squad secured a 37-0 win. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.