After flying high against Roma last Friday, Mission Veterans Memorial came back down to earth. The Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots fell just short of the Pioneer Diamondbacks by a score of 11-8 on Friday. Despite 187 more yards than the Diamondbacks, the Patriots couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Even if they lost, Mission Veterans Memorial's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In that department, Ryan Guerra was the leader with two. He has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 18 times he's played. Another thorn in Pioneer's side was Aiden Uribe, who forced two fumbles and made 28 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Mission Veterans Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Pioneer, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-3.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Mission Veterans Memorial will take on Edcouch-Elsa at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Edcouch-Elsa's defense has only allowed 13 points per game this season, so Mission Veterans Memorial's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Pioneer, they will face off against Lopez at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pioneer is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.2 points per game this season.
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