The Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Bears will take on the Veterans Memorial Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Los Fresnos with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 40-24. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo had a senior duo take command as Myles Lopez threw for 467 yards and six touchdowns and Ryan Vallejo picked up 244 receiving yards and five touchdowns. With that strong performance, Lopez is now averaging an impressive 316.2 passing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Ramze Arroyo, who picked up 120 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Veterans Memorial didn't have quite enough to beat Alexander on Friday and fell 44-42.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Alvin Trevillion, who rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Another player making a difference was Michael Montoya, who rushed for 40 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Veterans Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 325 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.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Veterans Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 316.2 passing yards per game. Veterans Memorial, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 343.3 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo was able to grind out a solid win over Veterans Memorial when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 31-21. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Montoya, who rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also threw for 94 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Pharr-San Juan-Alamo still be able to contain Montoya? There's only one way to find out.
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