After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Flour Bluff, Harlingen South was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They breezed by the Rivera Raiders at home to the tune of 56-21. The Hawks' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Alvin Edwards continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 111 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Austen Shroyer, who threw for 133 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Harlingen South was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 337 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Harlingen South wouldn't let Rivera keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Harlingen South can thank Olek Lerma and Marcus Garza for forcing both of them. Lerma also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
The victory got Harlingen South back to even at 2-2. As for Rivera, their loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-3.
Harlingen South will face off against Donna North at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Harlingen South is facing Donna North at the right time seeing as Donna North is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Rivera, they will challenge Donna at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rivera will also cruise into their next game with the timing on their side: Donna will have lost four straight heading into Thursday's match.
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