The Rio Grande City Rattlers will venture away from home to take on the Pioneer Diamondbacks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Rio Grande City can't be to happy about their upcoming road match considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Thursday. They fell 26-14 to Roma. The Rattlers just can't catch a break and have now endured four losses in a row dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Pioneer couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They were dealt a 34-0 defeat at the hands of Pharr-San Juan-Alamo on Friday.
Rio Grande City suffered a grim 48-27 defeat to Pioneer in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Rio Grande City, Julian Valdez (who threw for 231 yards and three touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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