The Raymondville Bearkats are taking a road trip to face off against the Rio Hondo Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Raymondville will head out to face Rio Hondo after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Raymondville came up short against San Diego, falling 38-13. The Bearkats were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Although Raymondville took the loss, they still got scores from Jaden Mendez and Luis De La Paz.
Meanwhile, the third road match was the charm for Rio Hondo, as they earned their first road win of the season. Their defense stepped up to hand Lyford a 20-0 shutout on Friday. The Bobcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Rio Hondo got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ruben Atkinson out in front who rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Atkinson has posted since back in October of 2023.
Raymondville now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Rio Hondo, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Raymondville has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 160 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Rio Hondo struggles in that department as they've been averaging 173.9. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Raymondville was taken down by Rio Hondo 34-6 in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Atkinson, who threw for 353 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75.9% of his passes. Now that Raymondville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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