A victory for Veterans Memorial just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by the Victoria West Warriors 54-21. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 627th, while the Warriors are ranked 288th).
A big part of Victoria West's win came down to the chemistry between Dominick Martinez and his top target Tristan Bernard. Martinez threw for 316 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73% of his passes while Bernard gained 183 total yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Jenesis Jeffries, who rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns.
Veterans Memorial dropped their record down to 3-7 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Victoria West, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-2.
Veterans Memorial does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Victoria West, they will square off against Gregory-Portland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gregory-Portland knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Victoria West likes a good challenge.
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