The Edinburg Bobcats will take on the Veterans Memorial Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Edinburg was just a hair shy of victory and fell 7-6 to Edinburg North. The Bobcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Veterans Memorial hadn't done well against San Benito recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way last Friday. Veterans Memorial came out on top against San Benito by a score of 28-18.
Sergio Sosa was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 188 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Veterans Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 332 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 275 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Veterans Memorial pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34 points. As for Edinburg, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-5.
Edinburg took a serious blow against Veterans Memorial when the teams last played back in September of 2015, falling 48-13. Can Edinburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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