McAllen Memorial only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 38-point they dealt Juarez-Lincoln on Thursday. The McAllen Memorial Mustangs claimed a resounding 45-7 victory over the Juarez-Lincoln Huskies at home. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 24 points or more this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Braxton Speights and he. Speights rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries while he rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Another player making a difference was Kane Coy, who rushed for six yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, McAllen Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 428 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The win was the fourth in a row for McAllen Memorial, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. As for Juarez-Lincoln, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
McAllen Memorial will square off against Vela at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. McAllen Memorial knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Vela likes a good challenge. As for Juarez-Lincoln, they will challenge Palmview at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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