On Thursday La Feria will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. After each having a week off, they and the Grulla Gators will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
La Feria is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against St. Joseph Academy last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. La Feria was dealt a 62-13 defeat at the hands of St. Joseph Academy. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 941st, while the Bloodhounds are ranked 319th).
Meanwhile, Grulla fought the good fight in their overtime game against Hidalgo last Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Pirates 13-7. The Gators just can't catch a break and have now endured five losses in a row.
La Feria's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Grulla, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
La Feria strolled past Grulla in their previous meeting back in October of 2021 by a score of 51-34. The rematch might be a little tougher for La Feria 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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