The New Braunfels Unicorns will face off against the McAllen Memorial Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
New Braunfels is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 49-14 win over Nixon. The Unicorns might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by 21 points or more this season.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in LEVI GOLLA and Hunter Salinas. GOLLA had a great game and threw for 188 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 84.6% of his passes. Meanwhile, Salinas did his best for the losing side, throwing for 172 yards and one touchdown while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also punching in one score on the ground.
Meanwhile, McAllen Memorial came tearing into Friday's matchup with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.6 points), and they left with even more momentum. They strolled past the Hawks with points to spare, taking the game 35-21.
New Braunfels better keep an eye on Braxton Speights. He was instrumental in McAllen Memorial's win, rushing for 248 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. Speights' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 119 rushing yards. Michael Alaniz was in the mix too, providing McAllen Memorial with two touchdowns.
McAllen Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 347 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 330 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
McAllen Memorial's defense made their presence known, laying out Austen Shroyer five times. Javier Aaron Izaguirre was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up 3.5 sacks himself. Dalton Keller was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
New Braunfels' record is now 9-2. As for McAllen Memorial, their record now sits at an identical 9-2.
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