Los Fresnos has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Sharyland Rattlers at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Thursday, everything went Los Fresnos' way against Edinburg as Los Fresnos made off with a 38-14 win. The Falcons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 24 points or more this season.
Robert Pineda was his usual excellent self, rushing for 123 yards and four touchdowns, while also throwing for 151 yards on 13 of 21 attempts. Tyler Stachowiak was another key player, rushing for 108 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Los Fresnos was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Edinburg only rushed for 79.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sharyland). They strolled past Mercedes with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 56-40. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rattlers.
Calvin Harris continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 406 yards and six touchdowns while completing 73% of his passes, and also rushing for 171 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Francisco Gomez, who picked up 215 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Sharyland wouldn't let Mercedes keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Sharyland can thank Diego Mendoza and Alex Guzman for forcing both of them. With that strong performance, Mendoza is now averaging an impressive 6 total tackles per game.
Los Fresnos' victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Sharyland, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Los Fresnos has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 199.8 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Sharyland has preferred to attack from the air: they average 285.2 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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