Football Preview: Flour Bluff Hornets vs. Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial Eagles
Flour Bluff and Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Flour Bluff Hornets will venture away from home to face off against the Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Flour Bluff is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Friday, Flour Bluff slipped by Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North 28-27. The 28-point effort marked the Hornets' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial's rock-solid defense showed up for the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Friday. They claimed a resounding 37-0 victory over Weslaco East. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won six matches by 24 points or more so far this season.
Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 329 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Weslaco East only rushed for 117.
Flour Bluff pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Flour Bluff didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial when the teams last played back in December of 2021, but they still walked away with a 13-7 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial's Elijah Durrette, who rushed for 81 yards on only eight carries, and also threw for 104 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Flour Bluff to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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