Raymondville has gone 6-0 against Progreso recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Raymondville Bearkats will square off against the Progreso Red Ants at 7:00 p.m. Progreso took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Raymondville, who comes in off a win.
Raymondville took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Falfurrias, posting a 42-14 victory at home. The Bearkats' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Luis De La Paz was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 263 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Chris Gonzalez was De La Paz's top target, picking up 96 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 44-7, which was the final score in Progreso's tilt against Santa Gertrudis Academy on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Red Ants in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost four in a row.
The win got Raymondville back to even at 2-2. As for Progreso, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Raymondville against Progreso in their previous matchup back in November of 2019 as the squad secured a 50-6 victory. In that game, Raymondville amassed a halftime lead of 28-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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