The Los Fresnos Falcons are taking a road trip to take on the Edinburg Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Los Fresnos is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Pharr-San Juan-Alamo just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 40-24 to the Bears. The loss was the Falcons' first of the season.
Despite the defeat, Los Fresnos got top-tier performance from Robert Pineda, who rushed for 224 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.7 yards per carry, and also threw for 60 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Pineda is now averaging an impressive 106.5 rushing yards per game. Diego Torres also helped out as he racked up 123 rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Los Fresnos was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 382 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Edinburg narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Edcouch-Elsa 12-9. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bobcats.
Edinburg's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Nathan Pena and Dane Arispe. Another thorn in Edcouch-Elsa's side was David Garza, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made seven total tackles.
Having lost for the first time this season, Los Fresnos fell to 3-1. As for Edinburg, they pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Thursday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Los Fresnos has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 193.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Edinburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 158. It's looking like Thursday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything went Los Fresnos' way against Edinburg in their previous meeting back in November of 2017 as Los Fresnos made off with a 34-14 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Edinburg's Hearlin Benavides, who rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 44 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Los Fresnos to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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