On Thursday, the Lopez Lobos strolled past the Hidalgo Pirates with points to spare, taking the game 28-14. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lobos.
Lopez got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Guadalupe Ramirez out in front who threw for 267 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Ramirez is crushing it when it comes to passing touchdowns: he's passed for at least three every time he's taken the field this season. Gabriel Rios was Ramirez's top target, picking up 89 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Lopez wouldn't let Hidalgo keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lopez can thank Juan Armendariz and Andres Gonzalez for forcing both of them. Armendariz also set a new season high mark in total tackles with four.
Although Hidalgo took the loss, they still got scores from Ethson Fonseca and Anthony Warren.
Lopez's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Hidalgo, they are on a 15-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Lopez will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest at 7:00 p.m. on October 10th. As for Hidalgo, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Grulla at 7:30 p.m. Hidalgo is facing Grulla at the right time seeing as Grulla is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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