The Pioneer Diamondbacks are taking a road trip to face off against the Veterans Memorial Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pioneer will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Pioneer is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Porter, posting a 63-3 win at home. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Diamondbacks with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Veterans Memorial's offense rose to the challenge against a Bears defense that boasted an average of only 16 points allowed on Friday. Veterans Memorial walked away with a 35-23 victory over Pharr-San Juan-Alamo.
Veterans Memorial got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Michael Montoya out in front who rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 50 yards and a touchdown. Another rusher making a difference was Alvin Trevillion, who rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Veterans Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 358 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 274 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Pioneer pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Veterans Memorial, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
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