Pharr-San Juan-Alamo is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North is on a five-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Bears will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Pioneer. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Pioneer 34-0 on the road. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Bears had established a 21 point advantage.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo had a senior duo take command as Jorge Alanis gained 172 total yards and two touchdowns and Myles Lopez threw for 381 yards and two touchdowns. Ryan Vallejo was Lopez's top target, picking up 196 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North's game on Friday was all tied up 14-14 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. Everything went their way against San Benito as Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North made off with a 42-22 win. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 222nd, while the Greyhounds are ranked 464th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Daren Garcia was a one-man wrecking crew for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North as he rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 79 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Ethan Guerrra, who gained 112 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 234 rushing yards in 14 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo was dealt a bruising 41-0 defeat at the hands of Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Can Pharr-San Juan-Alamo avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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