The Flour Bluff Hornets will head out to challenge the Rivera Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Flour Bluff has six straight wins, Rivera has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Flour Bluff is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Weslaco East: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Hornets blew the Wildcats out of the water with a 65-7 final score. Fans of the Hornets have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Lucian Cruz
| 10/03/25 vs Weslaco East | 5 |
| 09/25/25 @ Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial | 5 |
| 09/19/25 vs Donna | 3 |
| 09/12/25 @ Harlingen South | 4 |
Lucian Cruz continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 368 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Ransom Watson, who picked up 175 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.
Flour Bluff didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Weslaco East to a completion percentage of just 50%. The last time the Hornets' completion percentage was this high was back in November of 2024.
Flour Bluff didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kolton Strey and Allen Jorgensen.
Meanwhile, Rivera fell victim to Weslaco East and their airtight defense on Friday. They lost 20-0 to the Wildcats. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Raiders were not able to get on the board.
Flour Bluff's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Rivera, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything came up roses for Flour Bluff against Rivera in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 49-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hornets since the squad 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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