The Veterans Memorial Chargers will square off against the Alexander Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Alexander took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Veterans Memorial, who comes in off a win.
Veterans Memorial will head into Thursday's match after some sweet revenge against Rio Grande City: Veterans Memorial couldn't quite topple Rio Grande City on Thursday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the 23-point defeat they took when the two last played. Veterans Memorial blew past Rio Grande City, posting a 49-10 win on the road.
Michael Montoya went supernova for Veterans Memorial, rushing for 158 yards and five touchdowns on only 13 carries, while also throwing for 39 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Montoya a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Veterans Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 431 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 274 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Alexander lost to Boerne-Champion at home by a 25-10 margin on Friday.
Despite the loss, Alexander got top-tier performance from Jose Fernandez Iii, who rushed for 200 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. Brennan Kisslinger handled things on the ground, rushing for 80 yards.
Veterans Memorial pushed their record up to 2-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Alexander, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Veterans Memorial has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 351.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Alexander struggles in that department as they've been averaging 205.3. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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