Football Preview: La Feria Lions vs. Raymondville Bearkats
After starting their season with two straight games on the road, La Feria is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Raymondville Bearkats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Raymondville heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when La Feria took over last week. La Feria came out on top against Hidalgo by a score of 27-14 on Friday.
Jaden Martinez went supernova for La Feria, rushing for 162 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Meanwhile, Raymondville never let their opponents score on Friday. They blew past Grulla 21-0. 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. Rolando Villasana was another major factor on D, picking up 0.5 sacks and making 18 total tackles (7.0 for loss).
La Feria's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-1. As for Raymondville, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
La Feria strolled past Raymondville when the teams last played back in August of 2021 by a score of 44-26. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Raymondville's Jayson Cantu, who threw for 230 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 130 yards on only 15 carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for La Feria to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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