The Harlingen Cardinals will challenge the Cuero Gobblers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Harlingen will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Harlingen is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were just a hair shy of victory on Thursday and fell 38-37 to Mission Veterans Memorial.
Harlingen might have lost, but man, Noah Huerta was a machine: he rushed for 175 yards and three scores.
Meanwhile, Cuero strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They came out on top against Belton by a score of 50-43. Given the Gobblers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 76th, while the Tigers are ranked 321st) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cuero had a senior duo take command as Jaxxon Marie threw for 328 yards and five touchdowns and Walker Dietze picked up 164 receiving yards and a pair of TDs. With that strong performance, Dietze is now averaging an impressive 101.2 receiving yards per game.
Cuero didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Aiden Strecker and Jossiah Taylor. Strecker is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in each of the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
Cuero's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Harlingen, they dropped their record down to 1-4 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Harlingen couldn't quite get it done against Cuero in their previous matchup back in October of 2024 as they fell 24-14. Thankfully for the Cardinals, Brayden Hernandez (who picked up 152 receiving yards and a pair of scores) 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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