Football Recap: Veterans Memorial Chargers vs. Los Fresnos Falcons
If Veterans Memorial was feeling good fresh off their 46-7 takedown of Hanna last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Veterans Memorial Chargers fell just short of the Los Fresnos Falcons by a score of 24-21 on Thursday. The Chargers lost against the Falcons in their previous head to head back in October of 2015, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 35-10 score last time.
Despite the loss, Veterans Memorial still got an impressive performance from Alvin Trevillion, who rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Even though they lost, Veterans Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 275 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 274 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests.
Veterans Memorial didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Niko Cisneros and Michael Rodriguez. Helio Gutierrez was another major factor on D, making ten total tackles (1.0 for loss).
It was another big night for Robert Pineda, who rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 130 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes for Los Fresnos.
The defeat snapped Veterans Memorial's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 6-3 record. As for Los Fresnos, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
Veterans Memorial is taking a road trip to take on San Benito at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Veterans Memorial is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for Los Fresnos, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Harlingen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Los Fresnos is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.9 points per game this season.
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