The Rowe Warriors will take on the Mercedes Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Rowe will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played two weeks ago but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They were beaten by Los Fresnos 49-14.
Meanwhile, everything went Mercedes' way against Donna on Friday as Mercedes made off with a 38-17 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Tigers just coasted through the last quarter.
Robert Sanchez was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 71 yards. Baltazar Fuentes also helped out with an impressive 104 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mercedes was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 428 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Donna only gained 156.
Rowe's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Mercedes, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Rowe came out on top in a nail-biter against Mercedes when the teams last played back in September of 2019, sneaking past 28-25. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Mercedes' Michael Cisneros, who rushed for 138 yards, and also threw for 311 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Rowe to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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