Two dominant backs in Jay Herrera and Andrew Charlebois are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Weslaco East Wildcats will take on the Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Weslaco East has given up an average of 26.4 points per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Weslaco East is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 64 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North on Friday. They were beaten by the Raiders 34-7. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 801st, while the Raiders are ranked 288th).
Meanwhile, Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial entered their tilt with Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They claimed a resounding 56-0 win over the Wolverines. That 56 point margin sets a new team best for the Eagles this season.
Weslaco East's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Weslaco East was taken down by Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial 37-0 in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Charlebois, who rushed for 266 yards and three TDs while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Now that the Wildcats know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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