Football Recap: Mission Veterans Memorial Victorious

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Previous 6 Games

09/25/25 - Home	38-37 W
09/27/24 - Away	8-38 L
09/08/23 - Home	21-49 L
09/09/22 - Away	0-56 L
08/31/17 - Neutral	31-26 W
08/25/16 - Away	14-44 L

Mission Veterans Memorial took a 30-point defeat the last time they faced off against Harlingen, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, the Patriots made off with a 38-37 victory over the Cardinals. The Patriots' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

Roman Reyna was his usual excellent self, rushing for 160 yards and four TDs while picking up 10.0 yards per carry, and also throwing for 249 yards and one touchdown. Those 160 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Benjamin Martinez, who picked up 138 receiving yards.

Despite the loss, Harlingen still got an impressive performance from Noah Huerta, who rushed for 175 yards and three scores.

Mission Veterans Memorial's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Harlingen, they dropped their record down to 1-4 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.

Mission Veterans Memorial has already played their next matchup, a 42-19 victory against Hanna on the 2nd. As for Harlingen, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 35-27 defeat against Cuero on the 3rd.