The Hanna Golden Eagles will head out to challenge the Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hanna is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Hanna finally turned things around against La Joya on Friday. They came out on top against the Coyotes by a score of 13-3.
The critical scores for Hanna came from Beneth Bravo and Esteban Rodriguez.
Meanwhile, Mission Veterans Memorial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Harlingen on the road and fell 38-8. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1003rd, while the Cardinals are ranked 416th).
Hanna's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Mission Veterans Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Hanna has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 192 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Mission Veterans Memorial, though, as they've been averaging only 65.4. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Hanna was dealt a bruising 49-19 defeat at the hands of Mission Veterans Memorial in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Hanna, Braden Luedeker (who threw for 328 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 14.9 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only nine 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.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
