On Friday, the Weslaco East Wildcats narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Mission Eagles 34-31. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Margarito Pompa went supernova for Weslaco East, rushing for 233 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, while also picking up 67 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Pompa a new career-high in rushing yards. Malachi Rodriguez also deserves a shout-out for his two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Weslaco East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 419 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mission only rushed for 276.
Despite the loss, Mission still got an impressive performance from Thomas Aparicio, who rushed for 224 yards, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. Diego Salinas was another key player, throwing for 125 yards and a touchdown.
Weslaco East's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Mission, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Weslaco East will square off against Donna at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Weslaco East will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Mission, they will challenge Sharyland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 814 yards in their previous games.
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