The Roma Gladiators will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rio Grande City Rattlers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Roma will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings (they are ranked 1377th, while the Rattlers are ranked 661st).
Last Friday, Roma ended up a good deal behind the Lobos and lost 58-41. Roma has struggled against the Lobos recently, as their matchup on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Rio Grande City proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 23) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Cigarroa out 46-43. The win made it back-to-back wins for Rio Grande City.
Roma has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-19 record this season. As for Rio Grande City, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-13 record this season.
Roma came up short against the Rattlers when the teams last played back in January, falling 42-32. Will Roma have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
