The Edinburg Bobcats will face off against the Harlingen Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Edinburg will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings (they are ranked 828th, while Harlingen is ranked 411th).
Edinburg unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They suffered a rough 37-13 loss at the hands of Pharr-San Juan-Alamo. Edinburg was down 31-6 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Although Edinburg took the loss, they still got scores from Jude Vega and Bryan Galindo.
Meanwhile, Harlingen's game on Friday was all tied up 14-14 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They snuck past Los Fresnos with a 21-17 victory. The win made it back-to-back wins for Harlingen.
Edinburg's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Harlingen, they have yet to lose a match at home this season, leaving them with a 7-3 record.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Edinburg has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 217.3 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Harlingen, though, as they've been averaging only 47.2 per game. How will Harlingen fare against such a dominant running game? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
Edinburg suffered a grim 21-0 defeat to Harlingen in their previous matchup back in November of 2021. Can Edinburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
