If United South was feeling good off their 30-6 takedown of O'Connor last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The United South Panthers were just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 34-33 to the Los Fresnos Falcons. The Panthers gained 88 more yards on the day, but it was the Falcons that made the best use of them.
United South lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jonathan Tello, who picked up 199 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Tello's longest reception was for an incredible 84 yards. Rolando Gonzalez was another key player, having thrown for 353 yards and three touchdowns.
Robert Pineda went supernova for Los Fresnos, throwing for 261 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 90 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Pineda has posted since back in September of 2023. Diego Torres was another key player, gaining 93 total yards and two touchdowns.
United South now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Los Fresnos, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
United South will host Harlingen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Los Fresnos, they will venture away from home to face off against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Los Fresnos' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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