Edcouch-Elsa is 4-0 against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Edcouch-Elsa Yellowjackets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest Javelinas at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Edcouch-Elsa has three straight victories, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Edcouch-Elsa will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Saturday (they won by 45) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Pace 28-26.
The critical scores for Edcouch-Elsa came from Elijah Trevino, Brandon Morales, Matthew Cano, and Ayden Mercado.
Edcouch-Elsa wouldn't let Pace keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Edcouch-Elsa can thank Jorge Martinez and Marcus Garcia for forcing both of them. Edcouch-Elsa got some further help from Troy Barco: he made 24 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, a win for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 40-13 loss at the hands of Mercedes.
Edcouch-Elsa's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything came up roses for Edcouch-Elsa against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, as the team secured a 55-6 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest's Angel Hernandez, who rushed for 159 yards while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Edcouch-Elsa to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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