Football Preview: Donna North Chiefs vs. Harlingen South Hawks
Donna North hasn't had much luck against Harlingen South recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Donna North Chiefs will look to defend their home field against the Harlingen South Hawks at 7:30 p.m.
Donna North is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game dating back to last season on Thursday. They were dealt a 77-0 loss at the hands of Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial. While losing is never fun, the Chiefs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1161st, while the Eagles are ranked 466th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Harlingen South). They breezed by Rivera at home to the tune of 56-21 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Hawks have posted since October 20, 2023.
Alvin Edwards continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 111 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. Another player making a difference was Austen Shroyer, who threw for 133 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Harlingen South was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 337 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Harlingen South wouldn't let Rivera keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Harlingen South can thank Olek Lerma and Marcus Garza for forcing both of them. Lerma also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Donna North's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Harlingen South, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Donna North was dealt a bruising 64-0 loss at the hands of Harlingen South in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Donna North, David Sanchez (who rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns) 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.
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