The McAllen Memorial Mustangs will face off against the Johnson Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. McAllen Memorial will be strutting in after a win while Johnson will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, McAllen Memorial earned a 45-38 victory over Weslaco. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Kane Coy and his top target Michael Alaniz. Coy threw for 297 yards and four touchdowns on only ten passes while Alaniz picked up 297 receiving yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Alaniz is now averaging an impressive 171.5 receiving yards per game. McAllen Memorial also got a significant boost from Braxton Speights, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 94 yards.
McAllen Memorial's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Dalton Keller, Daniel Cardenas, and Nick Luna picked up one apiece. Nicholas Lara was another major factor on D, picking up 0.5 sacks and making 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Johnson ended up a good deal behind Pieper on Friday and lost 38-24.
McAllen Memorial pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Johnson, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
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