Porter and Lopez are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Porter Cowboys will head out to challenge the Lopez Lobos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Porter will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Porter's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Edcouch-Elsa on Saturday. They were beaten by the Yellowjackets 45-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Cowboys haven't been shut out since back in September.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Lopez's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Mercedes by a score of 41-38. The Lobos gained 174 more yards on the day, but it was the Tigers that made the best use of them.
Lopez might have lost, but man, Eddie Slovak was a machine: he rushed for 236 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Slovak a new career-high in rushing yards. Diego Guerra was in the mix too, providing Lopez with two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Lopez was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Porter's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Lopez, their loss dropped their record down to 5-2.
Porter came out on top in a nail-biter against Lopez in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, sneaking past 27-24. The rematch might be a little tougher for Porter since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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