After losing to Harlingen the last time they met, Veterans Memorial decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Veterans Memorial Chargers took their contest at home on Thursday with ease, bagging a 40-9 victory over the Harlingen Cardinals. Considering the Chargers have won four matches by more than 23 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Veterans Memorial had a senior duo take command as Michael Montoya rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries and Alvin Trevillion rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Trevillion's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 111 rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Veterans Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 358 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 274 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
Veterans Memorial wouldn't let Harlingen keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Helio Gutierrez, Michael Rodriguez, and Damian Rodriguez picked up one apiece.
Despite the defeat, Harlingen saw an underclassman step up: Hassan Woolery rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 62 yards.
Veterans Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Harlingen, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Hanna the next time they take the field. Veterans Memorial will head out to face Hanna at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, while Harlingen will host them at 7:00 p.m. on October 24th.
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