Football Preview: Harlingen South Hawks vs. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial Wolverines
Two dominant backs in Alvin Edwards and Emiliano Colunga are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Harlingen South Hawks will venture away from home to face off against the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Harlingen South is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.6 points per game this season.
Harlingen South will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points on October 11th, then bounced right back against Donna on Friday. Harlingen South claimed a resounding 44-7 victory over Donna. Considering the Hawks have won three matchups by more than 34 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Edwards was his usual excellent self, rushing for 145 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 59 yards. Another player making a difference was Austen Shroyer, who threw for 201 yards and a touchdown on only 16 passes.
Harlingen South was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Donna only rushed for 103.
Harlingen South didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Joaquin Romero and Ezzie Cortez.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial's offense. They were beaten by Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial 47-0 on Friday. The Wolverines have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The win got Harlingen South back to even at 4-4. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
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