Raymondville has gone 6-0 against Progreso recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Raymondville Bearkats will challenge the Progreso Red Ants at 7:00 p.m. Raymondville will be strutting in after a win while Progreso will be coming in after a defeat.
Raymondville took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 42-14 victory over Falfurrias at home. The Bearkats' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Luis De La Paz was a one-man wrecking crew for Raymondville as he threw for 263 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave De La Paz a new career-high in rushing yards. Chris Gonzalez was De La Paz's top target, picking up 96 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Raymondville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 44-7, which was the final score in Progreso's tilt against Santa Gertrudis Academy on Friday. The Red Ants have struggled against the Lions recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
The win got Raymondville back to even at 2-2. As for Progreso, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Raymondville against Progreso in their previous matchup back in November of 2019 as the squad secured a 50-6 victory. In that matchup, Raymondville amassed a halftime lead of 28-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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