Alexander is 2-8 against United since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Alexander Bulldogs will challenge the United Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Alexander focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four two weeks ago.
Two weeks ago, Alexander earned a 15-7 win over Laredo LBJ. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
It was another big night for Jose Fernandez Iii, who rushed for 223 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Alexander wouldn't let Laredo LBJ keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Alexander can thank Hector Benavides and Brandon Bravo for forcing both of them. Benavides has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 16 times he's played. Walter Gonzalez was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making six total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, United had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Wolves 42-3. That 39 point margin sets a new team best for the Longhorns this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead United to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jorge Luna, who threw for 274 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per attempt. Jesus Garcia-Perez also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Another reason for the win was United's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. In that department, Jordan Zaragoza was the leader with two. United got some further help from Cj Cantu: he picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles.
United's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.5 points per game. As for Alexander, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Alexander has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 205.3 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, United has preferred to attack from the air: they average 282.3 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Alexander might still be hurting after the 35-15 defeat they got from United in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Alexander, Atzel Chavez Jr. (who threw for 235 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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