Football Preview: Rio Grande City Rattlers vs. Veterans Memorial Chargers
After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Rio Grande City is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Veterans Memorial Chargers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Rio Grande City came up short against Pioneer and fell 21-14. The Rattlers have struggled against the Diamondbacks recently, as their match on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Veterans Memorial lost 41-21 to St. Joseph Academy on Thursday.
Rio Grande City's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Veterans Memorial, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1.
Rio Grande City took their win against Veterans Memorial in their previous meeting back in September of 2019 by a conclusive 36-13. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Veterans Memorial's Liam Longoria, who rushed for 198 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 105 yards on 12 of 25 attempts. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Rio Grande City to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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