The Weslaco East Wildcats are taking a road trip to take on the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Weslaco East will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Weslaco East will head into Thursday's game having proved themselves against Donna: Weslaco East barely beat Donna the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Everything went Weslaco East's way against Donna on Thursday as Weslaco East made off with a 26-0 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Wildcats just coasted through the last quarter.
Margarito Pompa went supernova for Weslaco East, rushing for 88 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 55 receiving yards. Weslaco East also got a significant boost from Malachi Rodriguez, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 100 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Weslaco East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 266 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game last Thursday. They came out on top against McAllen by a score of 36-28. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Wolverines considering their three-point performance the match before.
Emiliano Colunga had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 189 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 65 yards. Ryan Reyna was another key player, rushing for 93 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial wouldn't let McAllen keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial can thank Andrew Anzaldua and Exzayveon Banks for forcing both of them.
Weslaco East's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Everything came up roses for Weslaco East against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial in their previous meeting back in October of 2015 as the team secured a 50-12 win. Will Weslaco East repeat their success, or does Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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