Football Recap: Veterans Memorial Chargers vs. Hanna Golden Eagles
Veterans Memorial had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 46-7 win over the Hanna Golden Eagles. The result was nothing new for the Chargers, who have now won five matches by 24 points or more so far this season.
Calvin Trevillion had a dynamite game for Veterans Memorial, rushing for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. Those 100 rushing yards gave Trevillion a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Montoya, who rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Veterans Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 301 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 274 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests.
Veterans Memorial's defense made their presence known, laying out Joseph Ruiz. three times. In that department, Edgar Vela was the leader with two sacks. Helio Gutierrez was another major factor on D, making 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Hanna's loss came despite strong showings from Ruiz and Eduardo Chavez. Ruiz rushed for 109 yards, while Chavez rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown.
Veterans Memorial has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Hanna, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
Veterans Memorial will welcome Los Fresnos at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Los Fresnos is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.6 points per game this season. As for Hanna, they will take on Harlingen at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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