The Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots will challenge the Edcouch-Elsa Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Mission Veterans Memorial will head into Friday's game out to bounce back: they lost a heartbreaker on Friday after a huge 21-point win in their prior game. They fell just short of Pioneer by a score of 11-8. Having soared to a lofty 35 points in the game before, the Patriots couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Edcouch-Elsa came tearing into Thursday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 24-17 victory over the Lobos.
Elijah Trevino was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 159 yards while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. A healthy portion of Trevino's aerial production (113 yards to be exact) went to Brandon Morales.
Mission Veterans Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Edcouch-Elsa, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
Mission Veterans Memorial was taken down by Edcouch-Elsa 39-12 in their previous matchup back in September. Can Mission Veterans Memorial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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