After losing to Mission Veterans Memorial the last time they met, Edcouch-Elsa decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Edcouch-Elsa Yellowjackets took their match at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 39-12 win over the Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Yellowjackets.
The critical scores for Edcouch-Elsa came from Marcus Garcia, Troy Barco, and Brandon Ibarra.
Edcouch-Elsa's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged six passes before it was all said and done. Garcia and Ibarra were the leaders of the group effort as each produced two apiece. Matthew Cano is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made ten or more in the last 12 games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in Mission Veterans Memorial's side was Gaven Rodriguez, who picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Edcouch-Elsa's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Mission Veterans Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Edcouch-Elsa will square off against McAllen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Mission Veterans Memorial, they will welcome Pharr-San Juan-Alamo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Mission Veterans Memorial focused on turnovers this week as team gave up six on Friday.
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