Burbank hasn't had much luck against Veterans Memorial recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Burbank Bulldogs will hit the road for the first time this season to challenge the Veterans Memorial Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Burbank focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Saturday.
Burbank is leaving town to face Veterans Memorial after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Burbank was outmatched by La Vernia at home and fell 63-34. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 708th, while the Bears are ranked 187th).
Burbank's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Israel Zapata, who picked up 231 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and Keven Hernandez, who threw for 276 yards and four touchdowns. Zapata's longest reception was for an incredible 78 yards.
Burbank's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. Ambrose Leyva picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Veterans Memorial had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They received a blow on Friday as they fell 32-15 to Davenport.
Burbank took a serious blow against Veterans Memorial in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 56-0. Thankfully for Burbank, James Peoples (who rushed for 217 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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