The Harlingen Cardinals will challenge the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Harlingen is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Last Friday, Harlingen came up short against San Benito and fell 22-14. Despite 130 more yards than the Greyhounds, the Cardinals couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite the defeat, Harlingen got top-tier performance from Noah Huerta, who rushed for 200 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Huerta has posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo entered their tilt with La Joya on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They took their game with ease, bagging a 48-0 victory over the Coyotes. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won six contests by 22 points or more so far this season.
Gabriel Ramirez was a one-man wrecking crew for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo as he rushed for 187 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. Ramirez's longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Myles Lopez, who threw for 152 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo wouldn't let La Joya keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo can thank Arturo Bazan and Joshua Castillo for forcing both of them. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo got some further help from Cody Longoria: he made 18 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Harlingen's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Harlingen has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 174.2 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo has preferred to attack from the air: they average 297.5 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Thursday? There's only one way to find out.
Everything came up roses for Harlingen against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo when the teams last played back in November of 2022, as the team secured a 49-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Harlingen since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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