Americas came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They took a blow against the Pebble Hills Spartans, falling 38-7. While losing is never fun, the Trail Blazers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 506th, while the Spartans are ranked 171st).
Even if they lost, Americas' defensive line still kept up the pressure with 4.5 sacks. Liam Esquivel refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself.
A big part of Pebble Hills' victory came down to the chemistry between Joe Fernandez and his top target Oscar Hernandez. Fernandez threw for 167 yards and three TDs while Hernandez gained 125 total yards and a touchdown. What's more, Fernandez racked up 59 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September of 2024.
Having lost for the first time this season, Americas fell to 2-1. As for Pebble Hills, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Americas has already played their next match, a 73-20 defeat against Franklin on the 18th. As for Pebble Hills, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 42-17 loss against Cleveland on the 19th.
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