Preview: Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots vs. Roma Gladiators
After four games on the road, Mission Veterans Memorial is heading back home. They will finish 2023 at home by hosting the Roma Gladiators at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Mission Veterans Memorial didn't have too much trouble with Juarez-Lincoln on the road as they won 54-35.
Meanwhile, Roma waltzed into their game Tuesday with five straight wins but they left with six. They managed a 37-32 win over Cigarroa.
The victory got Mission Veterans Memorial back to even at 8-8. As for Roma, they pushed their record up to 20-5 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Mission Veterans Memorial came up short against Roma when the teams last played back in January of 2022, falling 56-45. Can Mission Veterans Memorial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.