The Steele Knights will take on the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Steele comes in on seven and Pharr-San Juan-Alamo on six.
Steele is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They breezed by Alexander to the tune of 56-14. With the Knights ahead 49-7 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Royal Capell was his usual excellent self, picking up 132 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 55 yards. Jalen Cooper also helped out as he racked up 101 receiving yards.
Another reason for the win was Steele's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. JULIAN HUGO was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. HUGO is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pharr-San Juan-Alamo). They blew past Harlingen 55-28 on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won seven matchups by 22 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Myles Lopez, who threw for 450 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 41 yards. Jorge Alanis was in the mix too, providing Pharr-San Juan-Alamo with three touchdowns.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Matthew Gamez and Jesus Garza. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo got some further help from Cody Longoria: he picked up 0.5 sacks and made 14 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Steele pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points per game. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo, their record is now 9-2.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Steele has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 209.2 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo has preferred to attack from the air: they average 297.5 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Thursday? There's only one way to find out.
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