Football Preview: Raymondville Bearkats vs. La Feria Lions
The Raymondville Bearkats are taking a road trip to challenge the La Feria Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Raymondville took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Grulla a 21-0 shutout. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Bearkats have posted since September 15, 2023.
The critical scores for Raymondville came from Jaden Mendez, Diego Villegas, and Freddy Quintero.
Raymondville wouldn't let Grulla keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Raymondville can thank Aaron Rodriguez and Matthew Jimenez for forcing both of them. Jimenez is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last 11 games he's played dating back to last season. Raymondville got some further help from Rolando Villasana: he picked up 0.5 sacks and made 18 total tackles (7.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, La Feria's game on Friday was all tied up 14-14 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 27-14 win over Hidalgo.
Jaden Martinez was a one-man wrecking crew for La Feria as he rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
The victory got Raymondville back to even at 1-1. As for La Feria, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-1.
Raymondville ended up a good deal behind La Feria when the teams last played back in August of 2021, losing 44-26. Thankfully for Raymondville, Aaron Trevino (who threw for 192 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries) 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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