It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mission Veterans Memorial can now relate to. They fell 15-7 to the Edcouch-Elsa Yellowjackets on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Patriots of the 39-12 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Even if they lost, Mission Veterans Memorial's defense still kept up the pressure with five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Bryan Cantu and Guillermo Garcia, who racked up four sacks between them. Cantu has been hot , having also posted five or more total tackles the last six times he's played. Another thorn in Edcouch-Elsa's side was Aiden Uribe, who made 17 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
This is the second loss in a row for Mission Veterans Memorial and nudges their season record down to 2-9. As for Edcouch-Elsa, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2.
Mission Veterans Memorial does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Edcouch-Elsa, they will face off against Boerne at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Boerne knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Edcouch-Elsa likes a good challenge.
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