Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pharr-San Juan-Alamo). They blew past the Economedes Jaguars 42-7 at home on Thursday. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 400th, while the Jaguars are ranked 882nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Myles Lopez, who threw for 421 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.8% of his passes. Ryan Vallejo was Lopez's top target, picking up 177 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Armando Davila and Jesus Garza. Davila is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made eight or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Joshua Castillo was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making 14 total tackles (2.5 for loss).
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Economedes, they dropped their record down to 4-3 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo will head out to take on Weslaco at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo's defense has only allowed 13.3 points per game this season, so Weslaco's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Economedes, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Jaguars takes on Edinburg at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Economedes is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30 points per game this season.
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