The Johnson Jaguars will square off against the McAllen Memorial Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Johnson ended up a good deal behind Pieper and lost 38-24.
Meanwhile, McAllen Memorial beat Weslaco 45-38 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Kane Coy and his top target Michael Alaniz. Coy threw for 297 yards and four touchdowns on only ten passes while Alaniz picked up 297 receiving yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Alaniz is now averaging an impressive 171.5 receiving yards per game. Braxton Speights helped Coy out on the ground, rushing for 94 yards and a touchdown.
McAllen Memorial's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Dalton Keller, Daniel Cardenas, and Nick Luna picked up one apiece. Nicholas Lara was another major factor on D, picking up 0.5 sacks and making 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Johnson's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for McAllen Memorial, their win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
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