San Benito was the 28-21 winner over Veterans Memorial when they last played one another back in August of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The San Benito Greyhounds took a 28-18 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Veterans Memorial Chargers on Friday. The Greyhounds have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
San Benito's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tommy Ramirez, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown. Those 100 rushing yards gave Ramirez a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Tyler Ruiz, who picked up 73 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Sergio Sosa had a dynamite game for Veterans Memorial, rushing for 188 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Sosa's longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
San Benito's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Veterans Memorial, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
San Benito will square off against Harlingen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Veterans Memorial does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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