The McAllen Memorial Mustangs will take on the Mission Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. McAllen Memorial will be strutting in after a win while Mission will be coming in after a defeat.
McAllen Memorial's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 42-0 victory over Rio Grande City. That looming 42-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Mustangs yet this season.
McAllen Memorial found their leader in underclassman Braxton Speights, who rushed for 77 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, McAllen Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 291 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Mission didn't have quite enough to beat Vela on Friday and fell 24-21. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 749th, while the Sabercats are ranked 354th).
McAllen Memorial's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Mission, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
McAllen Memorial couldn't quite finish off Mission in their previous matchup back in September of 2019 and fell 28-25. Thankfully for McAllen Memorial, Jeremy Duran (who threw for 271 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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