It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 56-19, which was the final score in the Harlingen South Hawks's tilt against the Flour Bluff Hornets on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 686th, while the Hornets are ranked 233rd).
Despite the loss, Harlingen South still got an impressive performance from Alvin Edwards, who rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Edwards a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Harlingen South was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 309 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Flour Bluff only rushed for 157.
Flour Bluff was led to victory by Jayden Paluseo and Tylor Simpson. Paluseo threw for 357 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt, while Simpson gained 102 total yards and four touchdowns. Paluseo is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last 11 games he's played dating back to last season. Andre Mimms was Paluseo's top target, picking up 139 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Harlingen South and nudges their season record down to 1-2. As for Flour Bluff, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
Harlingen South will square off against Rivera at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Flour Bluff, they will head out on the road to square off against Donna at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Flour Bluff has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 154 points over their last three games.
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