The Veterans Memorial Patriots will take on the Harlandale Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Veterans Memorial and four for Harlandale.
Veterans Memorial is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Boerne on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Veterans Memorial was outmatched by Boerne on the road and fell 49-17. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 633rd, while the Greyhounds are ranked 212th).
Meanwhile, Harlandale took a blow against Victoria West on Friday, falling 56-27. The Indians were down 49-20 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Veterans Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Harlandale, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 2-6.
Everything went Veterans Memorial's way against Harlandale in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, as Veterans Memorial made off with a 42-19 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Harlandale's Michael Palomino, who picked up 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Veterans Memorial still be able to contain Palomino? There's only one way to find out.
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