Mission Veterans Memorial is 8-0 against Roma since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots will head out to take on the Roma Gladiators at 7:00 p.m. Mission Veterans Memorial is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Last Friday, Mission Veterans Memorial didn't have quite enough to beat Alice and fell 26-23.
Despite their loss, Mission Veterans Memorial saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Jordan Rodriguez, who picked up 120 receiving yards and a touchdown, was perhaps the best of all. Roman Reyna was another key player, having thrown for 276 yards and onetouchdown.
Mission Veterans Memorial wouldn't let Alice keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Quinten Valverde, Filiberto Rodriguez, and Aiden Uribe picked up one apiece. Uribe has been hot for a while, having also posted six or more total tackles the last 20 times he's played. Mission Veterans Memorial got some further help from Ryan Guerra: he made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Roma fought the good fight in their overtime game against Sharyland on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Rattlers 35-31. With that defeat, the Gladiators now have a three game overall losing streak to go with their drought on the road.
Mission Veterans Memorial's record is now 1-7. As for Roma, their record is now 4-4.
Mission Veterans Memorial skirted past Roma 38-35 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Roma's Isaac Lozano, who rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Mission Veterans Memorial to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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