The Alice Coyotes will head out to challenge the Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Alice is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.6 points per game this season.
Mission Veterans Memorial is hoping to do what Sharyland couldn't on Friday: put an end to Alice's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Alice blew past Sharyland 57-32. Considering the Coyotes have won three matches by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Lucian Cruz, who rushed for 157 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 336 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80.6% of his passes. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023. Landen Brunston was in the mix too, providing Alice with a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Alice was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 281 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Alice wouldn't let Sharyland keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Brunston was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. Another thorn in Sharyland's side was Hayden Trejo, who picked up a sack, made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Mission Veterans Memorial came up short against Sharyland two weeks ago and fell 30-20.
Mission Veterans Memorial didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Quinten Valverde, Nathan Rodriguez, and Aiden Uribe picked up one apiece. Uribe is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last 19 games he's played dating back to last season. Mission Veterans Memorial got some further help from Ryan Guerra: he picked up a sack, made 12 total tackles, and defended a pass.
Alice has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Mission Veterans Memorial, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-6.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Alice has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 180.1 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Mission Veterans Memorial, though, as they've been averaging only 69.6. How will they fare against such a dominant running game? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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