Football Preview: Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial Wolverines vs. Weslaco East Wildcats
The Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial Wolverines will square off against the Weslaco East Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five losses in a row dating back to last season, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial finally turned things around against McAllen last Thursday. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 36-28. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Wolverines considering their three-point performance the matchup before.
Emiliano Colunga had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 189 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Reyna, who rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Nolan Ramirez and Exzayveon Banks.
Meanwhile, Weslaco East put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Donna onto the board and left with a 26-0 win. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Wildcats just coasted through the last quarter.
Margarito Pompa went supernova for Weslaco East, rushing for 88 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 55 receiving yards. Malachi Rodriguez was another key player, rushing for 100 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Weslaco East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 266 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
The victory got Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial back to even at 1-1. As for Weslaco East, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial was dealt a bruising 50-12 defeat at the hands of Weslaco East in their previous meeting back in October of 2015. Can Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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