Los Fresnos gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They managed a 34-28 win over the McAllen Bulldogs. The Falcons pushed the score to 34-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs cut but never quite recovered from.
Robert Pineda had a dynamite game, rushing for 242 yards and three scores while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 78 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucky Perales, who gained 97 total yards and a touchdown.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Los Fresnos was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 352 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in ten consecutive games dating back to last season.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Los Fresnos' defense and their three sacks. Juan Sanchez refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself. Los Fresnos got some further help from Sanchez: he picked up 1.5 sacks, forced two fumbles, and made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Despite the loss, McAllen still got an impressive performance from McCoy Wolthoff, who threw for 382 yards and four TDs while picking up 12.7 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 30 yards.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Los Fresnos is headed away from home for the first time to face off against Rowe at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for McAllen, they will head out to take on Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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