Edcouch-Elsa has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to take on the Port Isabel Tarpons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Edcouch-Elsa: 11.2, Port Isabel: 7.5) so any points scored will be well earned.
Edcouch-Elsa is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Edinburg just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Bobcats by a score of 12-9. That makes it the first time this season the Yellowjackets have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, Port Isabel is still undefeated this season after their matchup against Hidalgo on Friday, but Hidalgo came as close as anyone has to beating them. Port Isabel never let Hidalgo onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. Given the Tarpons' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 545th, while the Pirates are ranked 1137th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Having lost for the first time this season, Edcouch-Elsa fell to 3-1. As for Port Isabel, their win was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Edcouch-Elsa came up short against Port Isabel in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 34-30. Can Edcouch-Elsa avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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