It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact San Benito can now relate to. They had to suffer through a 28-0 loss at the hands of the Weslaco Panthers. The Greyhounds haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Albert Gonzalez threw for 75 yards on seven of 18 attempts. On the ground,
Carter Green rushed for 40 yards.
A big part of Weslaco's victory came down to the chemistry between Chris Luna and his top target Francisco Trevino. Luna gained 158 total yards and two touchdowns while Trevino threw for 156 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Luna a new career-high in rushing yards (34). Weslaco also got a significant boost from Andres Valdez, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 89 yards.
San Benito's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Weslaco, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-3.
San Benito does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Weslaco, they will face off against East Central at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. East Central knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Weslaco likes a good challenge.
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