Football Game Preview: Harlingen South Hawks vs. McAllen Memorial Mustangs

The Harlingen South Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the McAllen Memorial Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Harlingen South will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.

If McAllen Memorial heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Harlingen South took over last week. The Hawks walked away with a 24-14 win over Weslaco East on Friday.

Austen Shroyer

Rushing Yards (Career)

11/07/25 @ Weslaco East	160
10/30/25 vs Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial	152
10/03/25 @ Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North	121
09/26/25 vs Donna North	83
09/18/25 @ Rivera	73

Austen Shroyer had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 160 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 10.0 yards per carry. Those 160 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.

For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when McAllen Memorial and Palmview meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Mustangs managed a 26-21 victory over the Lobos. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Mustangs' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 287th, while the Lobos are ranked 652nd).

Harlingen South better keep an eye on Jayden Soliz. He was instrumental in McAllen Memorial's win, rushing for 198 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Soliz's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 152 rushing yards. Braxton Speights helped out on the ground, rushing for 119 yards and a rushing touchdown.

McAllen Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 330 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 330 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.

Harlingen South's record is now 6-4. As for McAllen Memorial, their record now sits at 8-2.

Harlingen South came out on top in a nail-biter against McAllen Memorial in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, sneaking past 10-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hawks since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.