Football Preview: Weslaco East Wildcats vs. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North Raiders
The Weslaco East Wildcats are taking a road trip to face off against the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Weslaco East is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Donna North, posting a 49-6 victory at home. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Margarito Pompa continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 105 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Backing up that air attack was Elias Rodriguez, who rushed for 81 yards and a rushing touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Weslaco East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 411 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 213 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They really took it to Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial for the full four quarters, racking up a 54-0 win on the road. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Raiders had established a 47 point advantage.
Ethan Guerra was his usual excellent self, rushing for 245 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023. Daren Garcia was another key player, rushing for 63 yards and a touchdown.
Weslaco East's record is now 6-1. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North, their victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Weslaco East has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 324 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North struggles in that department as they've been averaging 348. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Weslaco East strolled past Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North when the teams last played back in October of 2015 by a score of 36-22. Will Weslaco East repeat their success, or does Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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