The Alice Coyotes will square off against the Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Alice has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four straight losses, while Mission Veterans Memorial will come in with three straight victories.
Alice is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were just a hair shy of victory on Thursday and fell 32-31 to Sharyland. While the Coyotes didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Rattlers 17-11 in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, Mission Veterans Memorial earned a 28-16 win over Sharyland last Friday.
Mission Veterans Memorial found their leader in sophomore Roman Reyna, who rushed for 134 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 233 yards and one TD. A healthy portion of that aerial production (88 yards to be exact) went to Joey Hernandez.
Mission Veterans Memorial didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Sharyland to a completion percentage of just 42.3%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from four players: Cuauhtemoc Labastida, Ryan Guerra, Nathan Rodriguez, and JJ Garza, who each logged one passes deflected. Mission Veterans Memorial hasn't an opponent to post a completion percentage of 0.48 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Mission Veterans Memorial didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of RJ Garcia and Guerra. Guerra is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in each of the last 18 games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in Sharyland's side was Labastida, who picked up a sack, made 16 total tackles, and defended one pass.
Mission Veterans Memorial's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Alice, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Alice skirted past Mission Veterans Memorial 26-23 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Will the Coyotes repeat their success, or do the Patriots have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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