Progreso is 0-5 against Lyford since August of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The Progreso Red Ants will take on the Lyford Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Progreso focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up nine on Friday.
Progreso's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Falfurrias on Friday. They had to suffer through a 46-0 loss at the hands of the Fightin' Jerseys. The Red Ants' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it six in a row.
Progreso wouldn't let Falfurrias keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Devin Villarereal was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, Lyford never let their opponents score on Thursday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 27-0 win over Santa Gertrudis Academy.
Adrian Chavez went supernova for Lyford, rushing for 168 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Chavez has become a key player for Lyford: the team is undefeated when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 2-3 otherwise.
Another reason for the win was Lyford's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 5.5 sacks. Alejandro Tijerina was especially locked on to Santa Gertrudis Academy's QB and sacked him twice. Jaime Vela was another major factor on D, picking up 0.5 sacks and making 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Lyford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 319 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Progreso's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Lyford, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Progreso took a serious blow against Lyford in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 71-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Chavez, who rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Progreso knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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