Football Game Preview: Harlingen Cardinals vs. Los Fresnos Falcons

Two dominant signal callers in Hassan Woolery and Robert Pineda are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Harlingen Cardinals will welcome the Los Fresnos Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.

Harlingen had to skate by with only a one-point margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 22-point drubbing they dealt Hanna on Saturday. The Cardinals blew past the Golden Eagles 35-13. The win continues a trend for the Cardinals in their matchups with the Golden Eagles: they've now won six in a row.

Maddox Hernandez

Receiving Yards (Career)

10/25/25 @ Hanna	59
08/29/25 @ Weslaco	44
10/09/25 vs Veterans Memorial	35
09/12/25 @ Vela	32
09/19/25 vs United South	19

Harlingen's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Maddox Hernandez led the charge by picking up 59 receiving yards and two TDs. Those 59 receiving yards gave Hernandez a new career-high.

Meanwhile, Los Fresnos made easy work of Veterans Memorial on Friday and carried off a 30-7 victory. Considering the Falcons have won four contests by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Los Fresnos didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Ryan Prepejchal. He also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with 13. Los Fresnos got some further help from Juan Sanchez: he made 21 total tackles.

Los Fresnos' win bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Harlingen, the victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 3-5.

Harlingen suffered a grim 36-14 defeat to Los Fresnos when the teams last played back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pineda, who rushed for 185 yards and three scores while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, and also threw for 128 yards and one touchdown. Now that the Cardinals know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.