The Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Bears will challenge the Harlingen Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat La Joya 48-0. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 22 points or more this season.
Gabriel Ramirez was a one-man wrecking crew for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo as he rushed for 187 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. Those 187 rushing yards gave Ramirez a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Myles Lopez, who threw for 152 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo wouldn't let La Joya keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo can thank Arturo Bazan and Joshua Castillo for forcing both of them. Another thorn in La Joya's side was Cody Longoria, who made 18 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Harlingen came up short against San Benito on Friday and fell 22-14. The Cardinals gained 130 more yards on the day, but it was the Greyhounds that made the best use of them.
Harlingen might have lost, but man, Noah Huerta was a machine: he rushed for 200 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Harlingen, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 297.5 passing yards per game. Harlingen, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 174.2 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Thursday? There's only one way to find out.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo took a serious blow against Harlingen in their previous meeting back in November of 2022, falling 49-0. Thankfully for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo, Randy Morales (who rushed for 65 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 158 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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