The Los Fresnos Falcons are taking a road trip to challenge the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Los Fresnos' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Last Friday, Los Fresnos slipped by United South 34-33.
Robert Pineda was a one-man wrecking crew for Los Fresnos as he threw for 261 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Pineda has posted since back in September of 2023. Diego Torres was another key player, gaining 93 total yards and two touchdowns.
Los Fresnos wouldn't let United South keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Cade Stumbaugh, Fernando Garcia, and Joshua Laster picked up one apiece. Stumbaugh is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, after only 11 points in their last match, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo made sure to put some points up on the board against Mission Veterans Memorial on Friday. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo breezed by Mission Veterans Memorial on the road to the tune of 34-0. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 378th, while the Patriots are ranked 943rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pharr-San Juan-Alamo to victory, but perhaps none more so than Myles Lopez, who threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (84 yards to be exact) went to Caleb Salas, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Pharr-San Juan-Alamo's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. Marco Maynez was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo got some further help from Cody Longoria: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Los Fresnos' record is now 3-0. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo, their win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1.
We should be in store for an exciting game as the two teams have no problem gaining yardage. Los Fresnos has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 362 total yards per game. However, it's not like Pharr-San Juan-Alamo struggles in that department as they've been averaging 367.7. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Los Fresnos took a serious blow against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 35-7. Thankfully for Los Fresnos, Jaime Lopez (who threw for 275 yards and four touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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