Vela put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by the Rio Grande City Rattlers to the tune of 55-19. The Sabercats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 26 points or more this season.
Vela got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jonathan Flores out in front who rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also picked up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown. Flores got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 83 yards. Geoffrey Creighton Lefevre was another key player, having thrown for 352 yards and four touchdowns.
Vela pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 35.5 points. As for Rio Grande City, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Vela will challenge Harlingen South at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,039 yards in their previous games. Rio Grande City does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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