The Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots will face off against the Pace Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mission Veterans Memorial is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
Mission Veterans Memorial lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Pioneer, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Friday's game. The Patriots blew past the Diamondbacks 27-6 on Friday. Considering the Patriots have won six matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Benjamin Martinez
| 11/07/25 @ Pioneer | 101 |
| 09/05/25 vs Edcouch-Elsa | 78 |
| 08/30/24 @ Mission | 66 |
| 10/02/25 @ Hanna | 64 |
| 09/06/24 @ Edcouch-Elsa | 58 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mission Veterans Memorial to victory, but perhaps none more so than Benjamin Martinez, who rushed for 101 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also picked up 47 receiving yards and one TD. Those 101 rushing yards gave Martinez a new career-high. Roman Reyna was another key player, rushing for 62 yards and one score.
Mission Veterans Memorial didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Pioneer to a completion percentage of just 46.7%. The team can thank RJ Garcia for the heroic effort on defense: he. Mission Veterans Memorial wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 71.4%.
Mission Veterans Memorial didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Daniel Garcia and Quinten Valverde.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 33 points the game before, Pace was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They were outmatched by Mercedes and fell 56-6. The Vikings were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-3.
Pace dropped their record down to 4-6 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Mission Veterans Memorial, their record now sits at 9-1.
Mission Veterans Memorial didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Pace in their previous matchup back in October of 2019, but they still walked away with a 20-15 victory. Do the Patriots have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Vikings turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
