Football Recap: McAllen Memorial Mustangs vs. Weslaco Panthers
McAllen Memorial lost to Weslaco back in November of 2019, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Friday. The McAllen Memorial Mustangs came out on top against the Weslaco Panthers by a score of 45-38. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Kane Coy and his top target Michael Alaniz. Coy threw for 297 yards and four touchdowns on only ten passes while Alaniz picked up 297 receiving yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Alaniz is now averaging an impressive 171.5 receiving yards per game. Braxton Speights helped Coy out on the ground, rushing for 94 yards and a touchdown.
McAllen Memorial's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Dalton Keller, Daniel Cardenas, and Nick Luna picked up one apiece. McAllen Memorial got some further help from Nicholas Lara: he picked up 0.5 sacks and made 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Weslaco lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Francisco Trevino, who rushed for 94 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 211 yards and a touchdown on only 16 passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Another rusher making a difference was David Garcia, who rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries.
McAllen Memorial's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Weslaco, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
McAllen Memorial will face off against Johnson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Weslaco, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Laredo LBJ at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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