The Pioneer Diamondbacks will take on the Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Pioneer is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 35 points back in October, they were much more limited against Sharyland on Friday. They were dealt a 42-13 defeat at the hands of the Rattlers. The contest marked the Diamondbacks' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Although Pioneer took the loss, they still got scores from Malakai Galindo and Alec Chapa.
Meanwhile, Mission Veterans Memorial entered their tilt with Roma on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Gladiators 40-14. Considering the Patriots have won five games by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Mission Veterans Memorial found their leader in sophomore Roman Reyna, who threw for 237 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 73 yards and one TD on only seven carries. The Patriots' leading receiver Joey Hernandez was Reyna's top target yet again, picking up 78 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Mission Veterans Memorial's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Pioneer, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-3.
Pioneer came out on top in a nail-biter against Mission Veterans Memorial when the teams last played back in November of 2024, sneaking past 11-8. Do the Diamondbacks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Patriots turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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