The Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.7 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Roma 38-35. This was one game where the offenses had no trouble playing at a high level.
It was another big night for Braden Luedeker, who rushed for 162 yards on only eight carries, and also threw for 240 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes. Mission Veterans Memorial also got help from Abel Lucio who showed off his sure hands for 118 receiving yards.
Mission Veterans Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Roma, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 9-1.
Mission Veterans Memorial will look to defend their home field on Friday against Valley View at 7:00 p.m. As for Roma, they will head out on the road to face off against Gregory-Portland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gregory-Portland will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
