Donna hasn't had much luck against Weslaco East recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Donna Redskins will venture away from home to take on the Weslaco East Wildcats at 7:00 p.m.
Donna lost 38-17 to Mercedes on Friday. The last quarter was a mere formality, since the game's final score was reached by the end of the third quarter.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Joel Duran, who rushed for 91 yards on only six carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 76 yards.
Meanwhile, Weslaco East sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 34-31 win over Mission on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Margarito Pompa was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 233 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also picked up 67 receiving yards. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 150.5 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Malachi Rodriguez, who rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns.
Rodriguez wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Weslaco East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 419 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Donna's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Weslaco East, their record is now 2-0.
Donna couldn't quite finish off Weslaco East in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 and fell 40-37. Thankfully for Donna, Alex Martinez (who rushed for 229 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 196 yards on 15 of 28 attempts) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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