Football Recap: San Benito Greyhounds vs. Harlingen Cardinals
San Benito won the last time they faced Harlingen, and things went their way on Friday too. The San Benito Greyhounds came out on top against the Harlingen Cardinals by a score of 22-14.
The critical scores for San Benito came from Victor Rodriguez and Kian Jones.
San Benito wouldn't let Harlingen keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Rodriguez, Luke Gonzales, and Jason Morin picked up one apiece. Morin is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least six every time he's taken the field this season. Damian Olivarez was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles.
Despite the loss, Harlingen still got an impressive performance from Noah Huerta, who rushed for 200 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Huerta has posted since back in September.
San Benito's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-8. As for Harlingen, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season.
San Benito didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 28-0 loss against Weslaco on the 16th. As for Harlingen, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 55-28 defeat against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo on the 14th.
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