Football Preview: Progreso Red Ants vs. Rio Hondo Bobcats
Progreso hasn't had much luck against Rio Hondo recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Progreso Red Ants will look to defend their home field against the Rio Hondo Bobcats at 7:00 p.m.
Progreso is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Thursday. They were beaten by Lyford 48-7.
Meanwhile, Rio Hondo entered their tilt with Santa Gertrudis Academy on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Lions 52-0. The Bobcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 20 points or more this season.
Rio Hondo can attribute much of their success to Ruben Atkinson, who threw for 104 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and Mario Lopez, who gained 45 total yards.
Rio Hondo didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Rene Farias and Epy Rincones.
Rio Hondo's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.0 points per game. As for Progreso, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
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