Football Preview: El Paso Tigers vs. Burges Mustangs
El Paso is 2-7 against Burges since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Tigers will square off against the Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. El Paso has given up an average of 31.3 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
El Paso is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Andress on Friday. The Tigers had to suffer through a 42-14 loss at the hands of the Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 860th, while the Eagles are ranked 254th).
El Paso might have lost, but man, Ledger Merritt was a machine: he rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns. Merritt's longest rush was for an incredible 71 yards.
Jude Gallardo
| 10/24/25 @ Horizon | 3 |
| 10/31/25 vs Andress | 2 |
| 10/03/25 vs Jefferson | 2 |
| 09/12/25 vs Del Valle | 1 |
| 09/05/25 vs Mountain View | 1 |
Even if they lost, El Paso's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In that department, Jude Gallardo was the leader with two. El Paso is 2-1 when Gallardo posts two or more sacks, but 1-5 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Burges played a tough matchup on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Del Valle 63-19. The Mustangs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-13.
El Paso will need to focus on slowing down Nezahul Cisneros, one of several Burges players who made an impact when they last played. He rushed for 142 yards and one TD. Jayden Bowser was in the mix as well, providing Burges with two scores.
El Paso's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Burges, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
El Paso came up short against Burges in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, falling 21-12. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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