Football Recap: Veterans Memorial Triumphant Thanks to a Strong Effort from Sergio Sosa

By Team Reports Nov 6, 2024, 4:54pm

Football Recap: Veterans Memorial Chargers vs. San Benito Greyhounds

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San Benito came into Friday's contest looking for another win against Veterans Memorial, but Sergio Sosa wouldn't allow it. The Veterans Memorial Chargers came out on top against the San Benito Greyhounds by a score of 28-18 on Friday thanks in part to Sosa, who rushed for 188 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Those 188 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.

Sosa was just one part of a punishing run game: Veterans Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 332 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 274 rushing yards in ten consecutive matchups.

San Benito lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Tommy Ramirez, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown. Tyler Ruiz was another key player, picking up 73 receiving yards and a touchdown.

Veterans Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for San Benito, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-8.

Veterans Memorial does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for San Benito, they will challenge Harlingen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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