Mission lost against McAllen back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Mission Eagles took a 42-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of the McAllen Bulldogs. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why Mission lost, don't look at Thomas Aparicio. Despite the final result, he rushed for 128 yards and four touchdowns, and also picked up 38 receiving yards. Diego Salinas was another key player, throwing for 310 yards and a touchdown.
Mission moved to 5-4 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for McAllen, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-6.
Mission will venture away from home to challenge Juarez-Lincoln at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mission is facing Juarez-Lincoln at the right time seeing as Juarez-Lincoln is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for McAllen, they will host Rowe at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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