The McAllen Memorial Mustangs are taking a road trip to square off against the Palmview Lobos at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in McAllen Memorial's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six contests.
On Friday, McAllen Memorial needed a bit of extra time to put away Rowe. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Warriors, sneaking past 33-31. The Mustangs haven't had any issues with the Warriors recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Braxton Speights and Alexander Lopez Negrete. Speights had a great game and rushed for 184 yards and three TDs. Meanwhile, Lopez Negrete was balling out in the loss, rushing for 137 yards and one score.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 31 points the game before, Palmview was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They fell 16-12 to Vela. While losing is never fun, the Lobos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 670th, while the Sabercats are ranked 330th).
Palmview's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for McAllen Memorial, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
McAllen Memorial couldn't quite finish off Palmview in their previous matchup back in November of 2024 and fell 20-17. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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