The Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Bears are taking a road trip to square off against the Veterans Memorial Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Pharr-San Juan-Alamo has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Veterans Memorial will arrive with four straight victories.
Last Friday, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo had to suffer through a 66-16 loss at the hands of Los Fresnos.
Despite the loss, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo had strong showings from Jonathan Sauceda, who picked up 108 receiving yards and one score, and Riley Limon, who picked up 33 receiving yards and one TD.
Meanwhile, Veterans Memorial sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 20-17 win over Alexander on Friday.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo better keep an eye on Cesar Belmontes. He was instrumental in Veterans Memorial's win, rushing for 212 yards and one touchdown while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. Those 212 rushing yards gave Belmontes a new career-high. Calvin Trevillion also made an appearance on special teams (luckily for Veterans Memorial): his a 47-yard strike wound up winning them the game.
Veterans Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 401 rushing yards. They rushed for 195 more rushing yards than Alexander's also-impressive total of 206.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Veterans Memorial, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo came up short against Veterans Memorial in their previous meeting back in September of 2024, falling 35-23. Can the Bears avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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