Veterans Memorial's game last Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They blew past the Rio Grande City Rattlers 49-10 on the road. For the Chargers, this counts as revenge for the 36-13 defeat the Rattlers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2019.
Michael Montoya had a dynamite game for Veterans Memorial, rushing for 158 yards and five touchdowns on only 13 carries, while also throwing for 39 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Montoya a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Veterans Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 431 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 274 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Veterans Memorial pushed their record up to 2-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Rio Grande City, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Veterans Memorial will face off against Alexander at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Rio Grande City, they will square off against McAllen Memorial at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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