Upper and Lower Valley powers are set to square off in Week 3 as the No. 4-ranked Edinburg Vela SaberCats collide with the No. 2-ranked Harlingen High Cardinals in the RGVSports.com Game of the Week.
Kickoff between the Cardinals and SaberCats is slated for 7 p.m. Friday at Boggus Stadium in Harlingen.
Both teams are off to 2-0 starts and enter this week’s matchup fresh off a pair of rivalry wins.
Harlingen High held off crosstown rival Harlingen South to take this year’s Bird Bowl by a score of 29-24 in Week 2. Cardinals’ junior running back Noah Huerta ran wild for 218 yards and three touchdowns on 24 carries in the win over the Hawks.
Edinburg Vela, meanwhile, picked up back-to-back wins over Edinburg North and Edinburg High to start its 2024 campaign. SaberCats’ senior running back Jonathan Flores had another big game with 199 rushing yards and two scores in their Week 2 victory over Edinburg High.
The two tradition-rich programs will look to establish the run as the Cardinals and SaberCats take the field for a Friday night dog-fight in Harlingen.
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