Football Preview: Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Bears vs. La Joya Coyotes
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo has gone 5-0 against La Joya recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Bears will square off against the La Joya Coyotes at 7:30 p.m. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
Last Friday, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo was fully in charge, breezing past Edinburg North 41-7. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 22 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Myles Lopez, who rushed for 57 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 181 yards and two touchdowns.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Armando Davila and Aleksander Flores. Davila has been hot , having also posted eight or more total tackles the last six times he's played.
Meanwhile, La Joya lost to Economedes on the road by a 45-29 margin last Thursday.
La Joya dropped their record down to 1-8 with the defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Everything came up roses for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo against La Joya in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 56-7 win. In that contest, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo amassed a halftime lead of 28-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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