Football Preview: Los Fresnos Falcons vs. Harlingen Cardinals
The Los Fresnos Falcons will face off against the Harlingen Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Los Fresnos will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Los Fresnos will head into Thursday's matchup having proved themselves against Veterans Memorial: Los Fresnos took a 25-point defeat the last time they faced off against Veterans Memorial, but they managed to turn things around on Thursday. Los Fresnos sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 24-21 win over Veterans Memorial.
Robert Pineda was his usual excellent self, rushing for 96 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 130 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes.
Los Fresnos wouldn't let Veterans Memorial keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Los Fresnos can thank Rudy Moreno and Joshua Laster for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Harlingen, who bounced back after a loss on the road on October 10th. They managed a 10-6 victory over Hanna on Thursday.
Harlingen found their leader in sophomore Nathaniel Gonzales, who rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown. Harlingen is undefeated when Gonzales posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 1-3 otherwise.
Los Fresnos' win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Harlingen, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Los Fresnos came up short against Harlingen in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 21-17. Thankfully for Los Fresnos, Drew Kornegay (who threw for 240 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 52 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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