Football Game Preview: Mission Eagles vs. Rowe Warriors

The Mission Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Rowe Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mission will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.

Mission took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Rio Grande City 48-14. With the Eagles ahead 35-6 at the half, the contest was all but over already.

Shelby Sital

Receiving Yards (Career)

10/17/25 vs Rio Grande City	163
10/18/24 @ Rio Grande City	122
10/10/25 @ Palmview	112
10/24/24 vs Rowe	106
09/13/24 @ Sharyland	106

A big part of Mission's victory came down to the chemistry between Alejandro Cano and his top target Shelby Sital. Cano threw for 307 yards and four touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes while Sital picked up 163 receiving yards and three TDs. Those 163 receiving yards gave Sital a new career-high. James Delgado was in the mix too, providing Mission with two scores.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 49 points the game before, Rowe was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They took a 16-0 bruising from Vela. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Warriors were not able to get on the board.

Rowe moved to 4-3 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Mission, their win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 2-5.

Mission was able to grind out a solid victory over Rowe when the teams last played back in October of 2024, winning 52-42. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Warriors' Adrian Botello, who threw for 293 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 53 yards and one TD on only six carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Eagles to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.