The Floresville Tigers will face off against the La Vernia Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Floresville is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Floresville is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Calhoun on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Floresville was outmatched by Calhoun at home and fell 66-21. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 39-9.
Despite the defeat, Floresville got top-tier performance from Ryan De La Torre, who picked up 173 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Drake Coronado also helped out by tossing the rock for 330 yards.
Meanwhile, La Vernia took their match on Friday with ease, bagging a 49-14 win over Jones. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won four games by 20 points or more so far this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Ty Carter and he. Carter rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries while he rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. Sean Garza's longest rush was for an impressive 53 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Maytum, who picked up 141 receiving yards and a touchdown.
La Vernia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 362 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jones only rushed for 37.
La Vernia didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Aden Hajek picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Floresville's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for La Vernia, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Floresville was taken down by La Vernia 63-28 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of La Vernia's Keegan Hajek, who rushed for 48 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 176 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 11-for-11 passing. Now that Floresville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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