After starting their season with three straight games on the road, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Donna North 58-0 on the road. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 237th, while the Chiefs are ranked 1161st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ethan Guerra out in front who rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Guerra now rushed for 102 or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another signal caller making a difference was Drayden Espinoza, who threw for 83 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial). They blew past Donna North, posting a 77-0 win at home. The victory was nothing new for the Eagles as they're now sitting on three straight.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North came up short against Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, falling 20-14. Thankfully for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North, Elijah Durrette (who threw for 246 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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