Flour Bluff put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They slipped by the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North Raiders 28-27. The 28-point effort marked the Hornets' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
One reason for the win was Flour Bluff's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Landon Green was especially locked on to Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North's QB and sacked him twice. Green also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 14. Another thorn in Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North's side was Tristan Wilson, who picked up a sack and made 15 total tackles.
When it comes to explaining why Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North lost, don't look at Ethan Guerra. Despite the final result, he rushed for 187 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. Guerra's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 102 rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Daren Garcia, who rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown.
Flour Bluff pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North, their loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-1.
Flour Bluff will challenge Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial: 11.6, Flour Bluff: 10.8) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North, they will welcome Rivera at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.5 points per game this season.
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