After each having a week off, the Weslaco Panthers and the La Joya Coyotes will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Weslaco has three straight victories, La Joya has 14 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If La Joya heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Weslaco took over last week. Weslaco enjoyed a cozy 28-14 win over San Benito last Friday.
It was another big night for David Garcia, who rushed for 128 yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, La Joya came up short against Hanna last Friday and fell 13-3.
Weslaco pushed their record up to 3-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for La Joya, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
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