La Joya is 0-6 against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo since September of 2018 but things could change on Thursday. The Coyotes will square off against the Bears at 7:00 p.m. La Joya will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
On Thursday, La Joya didn't have quite enough to beat Economedes and fell 59-56. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (48), the Coyotes still had to take the loss.
Mauricio Mendoza
| 10/30/25 vs Economedes | 6 |
| 10/23/25 @ Edinburg North | 1 |
| 10/17/25 vs Edinburg | 1 |
| 10/09/25 @ Weslaco | 1 |
| 09/26/25 vs Hanna | 2 |
| + 4 more games |
Despite the defeat, La Joya got top-tier performance from Mauricio Mendoza, who rushed for 375 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 15.0 yards per carry. Thanks to that big game, Mendoza is now up to 20 rushing touchdowns on the season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken double overtime to finish the job, but Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They secured a 33-27 W over Edinburg North. The high-scoring effort was just what the Bears needed considering they were shut out in their previous matchup.
La Joya better focus on containing Devin Hernandez and Jonathan Sauceda as the pair were huge in Pharr-San Juan-Alamo's win. Hernandez rushed for 150 yards while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, while Sauceda picked up 93 receiving yards and a pair of scores. The dominant performance also gave Sauceda a new career-high in receiving touchdowns (two).
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Pharr-San Juan-Alamo's defense and their three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Marco Maynez. Another thorn in Edinburg North's side was Jordan Palomin, who made 18 total tackles (4.5 for loss) and defended one pass.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-8. As for La Joya, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
La Joya took a serious blow against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, falling 48-0. Thankfully for the Coyotes, Gabriel Ramirez (who rushed for 187 yards and two TDs on only five carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
