After each having a week off, the Rio Grande City Rattlers and the Rowe Warriors will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Rio Grande City is looking for their season's first win.
Last Friday, Rio Grande City lost to Palmview on the road by a 20-6 margin.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rowe). They blew past Juarez-Lincoln 54-14 on the road two weeks ago. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
Rowe's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Adrian Botello led the charge by throwing for 187 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also rushing for 41 yards and a touchdown. Another back making a difference was Samuel Liguez, who rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Rowe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 274 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Rio Grande City's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Rowe, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Rio Grande City might still be hurting after the 33-7 defeat they got from Rowe in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Rio Grande City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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