Juarez-Lincoln has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to face off against the McAllen Memorial Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Juarez-Lincoln is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Vela on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Juarez-Lincoln had to suffer through a 44-3 loss at the hands of Vela. The Huskies have struggled against the Sabercats recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, McAllen Memorial entered their tilt with McAllen on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bulldogs , sneaking past 32-29. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 431st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 912th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead McAllen Memorial to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jp Garza, who rushed for 166 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Those 166 rushing yards gave Garza a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kane Coy, who rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown.
McAllen Memorial didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ayden Stauffer and Nick Luna. McAllen Memorial got some further help from Nicholas Lara: he made 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, McAllen Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 323 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Juarez-Lincoln's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for McAllen Memorial, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Juarez-Lincoln was dealt a bruising 49-21 loss at the hands of McAllen Memorial in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Juarez-Lincoln avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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