After flying high against Edinburg North last Friday, Economedes came back down to earth. The Economedes Jaguars took a blow against the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Bears on Thursday, falling 42-7. The Jaguars haven't had much luck with the Bears recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
John Carreon rushed for 60 yards, and also threw for 63 yards and a touchdown. On the ground,
Carlos Garcia rushed for 60 yards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pharr-San Juan-Alamo to victory, but perhaps none more so than Myles Lopez, who threw for 421 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.8% of his passes. A healthy portion of that aerial production (177 yards to be exact) went to Ryan Vallejo, who also brought in three receiving touchdowns.
Economedes' defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Jaguars takes on Edinburg at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Economedes has won four straight at home dating back to last season, while Edinburg won three straight on the road), something that'll have to change. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo, they will challenge Weslaco at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Weslaco will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Pharr-San Juan-Alamo surely won't give up without a fight.
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