Football Recap: Harlingen Cardinals vs. Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots
After only six points in their last match, Harlingen made sure to put some points up on the board against Mission Veterans Memorial on Friday. The Harlingen Cardinals blew past the Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots, posting a 38-8 victory at home. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 416th, while the Patriots are ranked 1004th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Harlingen's defense and their eight sacks. Sterling Tomlin was especially locked on to Mission Veterans Memorial's QB and sacked him twice. Tomlin is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 14 games he's played dating back to last season.
The win made it two in a row for Harlingen and bumps their season record up to 4-1. As for Mission Veterans Memorial, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 0-5.
Harlingen will venture away from home to face off against Cuero at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Mission Veterans Memorial, they will welcome Hanna at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mission Veterans Memorial is facing Hanna at the right time seeing as Hanna is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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