Progreso had lost six straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Thursday they dropped down to 1-9 to make it seven. They had to suffer through a 54-0 loss at the hands of the Rio Hondo Bobcats. While losing is never fun, the Red Ants can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1185th, while the Bobcats are ranked 439th).
As for Rio Hondo, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-1. Considering they have won eight games by more than 20 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Rio Hondo's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Mario Lopez, who rushed for 203 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Lopez's rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his 12th straight game with at least 104 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Lopez, who threw for 174 yards and four TDs while completing 87.5% of his passes.
Progreso does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Rio Hondo, they will challenge London at 7:00 p.m. on the 14th. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 863 yards in their previous games.
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