The Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial Eagles will take on the Mission Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Mission is hoping to do what Flour Bluff couldn't on Friday: put an end to Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 36-33 win over Flour Bluff. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Eagles, who until this game were averaging 12.6 points allowed.
Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Robert Ponce and Zachary Smith. Ponce also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 12.
Meanwhile, Mission humbled Juarez-Lincoln with a 49-10 victory. The contest marked the Eagles' most dominant victory of the season.
Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.3 points per game. As for Mission, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season.
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