Football Preview: Hidalgo Pirates vs. Rio Hondo Bobcats
The Hidalgo Pirates will face off against the Rio Hondo Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Hidalgo is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 12th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They fell 27-14 to La Feria. The contest was a 14-14 toss-up at halftime, but the Pirates couldn't quite close it out.
Loss or not, Hidalgo got some senior leadership from Ian Szczuroski and Jeremy Martinez. Szczuroski rushed for 51 yards and two touchdowns, while Martinez. rushed for 134 yards.
Meanwhile, Rio Hondo didn't have quite enough to beat Port Isabel on Thursday and fell 27-24. The defeat continues a trend for the Bobcats in their matchups with the Tarpons: they've now lost four in a row.
Hidalgo's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Rio Hondo, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Hidalgo was dealt a bruising 72-28 loss at the hands of Rio Hondo in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rio Hondo's Ruben Atkinson, who rushed for 82 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 204 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Hidalgo knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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