Preview: La Vega vs. Harmony Science Academy
The La Vega Pirates will head out on the road to square off against the Harmony Science Academy Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (La Vega has 11 straight wins, Harmony Science Academy has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
La Vega stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past Connally 5-1. Given La Vega's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 242nd, while Connally is ranked 769th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
La Vega hit Connally with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Ramiro Varela (2),
Jordan Medina,
Jose Segura, and
Miguel Espinosa.
Meanwhile, Harmony Science Academy fell victim to C.H. Yoe's stalwart defense on Tuesday and couldn't make it onto the board. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 3-0 walloping at the hands of the Yoemen. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Harmony Science Academy in their matchups with C.H. Yoe: they've now lost three in a row.
La Vega pushed their record up to 13-1-2 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 48 goals over those six matchups. As for Harmony Science Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything went La Vega's way against Harmony Science Academy when the teams last played back in January as La Vega made off with a 14-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for La Vega since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
