Football Game Preview: Rio Grande Heads Out

By Team Reports Aug 27, 2024, 5:55am

Football Preview: Rio Grande Ravens vs. Manzano Monarchs



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The Rio Grande Ravens will kick their season off against the Manzano Monarchs on Friday. Kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m.

After dropping their season opener at home, Rio Grande is headed out to face a Monarchs squad ready to give their home crowd a win. Manzano took a blow against Highland on Friday, falling 55-28. The Monarchs haven't had much luck with the Hornets recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.

Manzano's loss dropped their record down to 0-1. As for Rio Grande, they've got a clean slate. Last year, they will be fighting an uphill battle after finishing 2-8.

Rio Grande took a serious blow against Manzano when the teams last played back in August of 2019, falling 49-6. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Rio Grande was down 35-0.

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