Rivera came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They were outmatched by the Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial Eagles and fell 49-6. Having soared to a lofty 45 points in the game before, the Raiders couldn't push the score so high this time.
Ivan Rodriguez threw for 69 yards on five of 11 attempts. Leonardo Alatorre was his top target, picking up 39 receiving yards. On the ground, Arturo Cuellar rushed for 102 yards and one TD on only eight carries.
Andrew Charlebois went supernova For Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial., rushing for 235 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 15 carries. Charlebois' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 124 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Rivera now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Rivera will take on rival Harlingen South at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial is set to challenge their familiar foe Donna North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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