The Rio Grande City Rattlers will take on the McAllen Memorial Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Rio Grande City will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Thursday, Rio Grande City was beaten by Veterans Memorial 49-10.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 49-21, which was the final score in McAllen Memorial's tilt against Johnson on Friday. The loss was the Mustangs' first of the season.
Kane Coy put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 57 yards.
Even though they lost, McAllen Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Johnson only rushed for 151.
Rio Grande City's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for McAllen Memorial, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1.
Rio Grande City lost to McAllen Memorial at home by a decisive 24-6 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of McAllen Memorial's Jp Garza, who rushed for 120 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. Now that Rio Grande City knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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