Roma hasn't had much luck against Mission Veterans Memorial recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Roma Gladiators will welcome the Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Roma fought the good fight in their overtime match against Sharyland on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 35-31 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rattlers. The Gladiators just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
Meanwhile, Mission Veterans Memorial didn't have quite enough to beat Alice on Friday and fell 26-23. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Jordan Rodriguez, who picked up 120 receiving yards and a touchdown. Roman Reyna was another key player, having thrown for 276 yards and onetouchdown.
Mission Veterans Memorial wouldn't let Alice keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Quinten Valverde, Filiberto Rodriguez, and Aiden Uribe picked up one apiece. Uribe is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last 20 games he's played dating back to last season. Mission Veterans Memorial got some further help from Ryan Guerra: he made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Roma's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Mission Veterans Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Roma couldn't quite finish off Mission Veterans Memorial in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 and fell 38-35. Thankfully for Roma, Braden Luedeker (who rushed for 162 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 240 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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