The Veterans Memorial Patriots and the Victoria West Warriors are set to duel on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Veterans Memorial took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They strolled past Harlandale with points to spare, taking the game 49-33. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Patriots as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Victoria West). They took their match two weeks ago with ease, bagging a 56-27 victory over Harlandale. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 307th, while the Indians are ranked 776th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dominick Martinez was his usual excellent self, throwing for 320 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt. Jenesis Jeffries was in the mix too, providing Victoria West with two touchdowns.
Victoria West's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB six times. Trevor Robinson was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself. Victoria West got some further help from Joshua Hernandez: he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Veterans Memorial's record is now 3-6. As for Victoria West, their record is now 7-2.
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