After flying high against Juarez-Lincoln last Friday, Rio Grande City came back down to earth. The Rio Grande City Rattlers were beaten by the Vela Sabercats 55-19 on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Rattlers in their matchups with the Sabercats: they've now lost six in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Vela to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jonathan Flores, who rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also picked up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown. Flores got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 83 yards. Geoffrey Creighton Lefevre was another key passer, throwing for 352 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.7% of his passes.
Rio Grande City's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Vela, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 10-0.
Rio Grande City does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Vela, they will welcome Harlingen South at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Vela's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six matches.
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