Veterans Memorial hasn't had much luck against San Benito recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Veterans Memorial Chargers are taking a road trip to take on the San Benito Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. Veterans Memorial is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Veterans Memorial is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Los Fresnos just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 24-21. While the Chargers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Falcons 7-3 in the first quarter.
Alvin Trevillion put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Veterans Memorial didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Niko Cisneros and Michael Rodriguez. Another thorn in Los Fresnos' side was Helio Gutierrez, who made ten total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Even though they lost, Veterans Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 275 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 274 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, a win for San Benito just wasn't in the cards last Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 45-17 loss at the hands of Los Fresnos. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 745th, while the Falcons are ranked 358th).
San Benito might have lost, but man, Tyler Ruiz was a machine: he rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also picked up 63 receiving yards.
Veterans Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for San Benito, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Veterans Memorial has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 404.4 total yards per game. It's a different story for San Benito, though, as they've been averaging only 205. Will Veterans Memorial be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will San Benito flip the script?
Veterans Memorial came up short against San Benito in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, falling 28-21. Can Veterans Memorial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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