Alexander and United South are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Alexander Bulldogs will venture away from home to face off against the United South Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Alexander will be strutting in after a victory while United South will be coming in after a defeat.
Alexander is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They had just enough and edged Veterans Memorial out 44-42. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Bulldogs considering their ten-point performance the game before.
Jose Fernandez Iii had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 100 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 60 yards. Another player making a difference was Jayden Gonzalez, who picked up 130 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, United South entered their contest against Harlingen on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. United South was just a hair shy of victory and fell 6-5 to Harlingen. That's two games in a row now that the Panthers have lost by just one point.
The win got Alexander back to even at 2-2. As for United South, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Alexander strolled past United South in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 21-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Alexander since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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