After each having a week off, the Rowe Warriors and the Rio Grande City Rattlers will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Rowe will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Rowe is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Juarez-Lincoln on the road to the tune of 54-14 two weeks ago.
Rowe's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Adrian Botello, who threw for 187 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown. Samuel Liguez was another key back, rushing for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Rowe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 274 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Rio Grande City was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 20-6 bruising from Palmview.
Rowe's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Rio Grande City, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything went Rowe's way against Rio Grande City when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Rowe made off with a 33-7 win. Does Rowe have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rio Grande City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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