San Benito is 9-1 against Los Fresnos since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The San Benito Greyhounds will head out to square off against the Los Fresnos Falcons at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
San Benito took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They managed a 26-20 victory over Hanna. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Greyhounds as it put an end to their seven-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Tyler Ruiz was the offensive standout of the contest as he rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: San Benito was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Los Fresnos). They claimed a resounding 70-33 victory over Sharyland at home. The result was nothing new for the Falcons, who have now won four games by 24 points or more so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Robert Pineda and Calvin Harris. Pineda had a great game last Friday and rushed for 217 yards and six touchdowns on only 15 carries. Meanwhile, Harris was balling out in the loss, throwing for 372 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
San Benito's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-6. As for Los Fresnos, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
San Benito took their win against Los Fresnos when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 38-14. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Pineda, who threw for 150 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 57 yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will San Benito still be able to contain Pineda? There's only one way to find out.
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