Pioneer is on a five-game streak of home wins, while McAllen Memorial is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Pioneer Diamondbacks will welcome the McAllen Memorial Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Pioneer beats McAllen Memorial with three goals on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Pioneer came out on top against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North by a score of 3-1 on Monday. Given the Diamondbacks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 175th, while the Raiders are ranked 465th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, McAllen Memorial kept a clean sheet against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 5-0 margin over the Javelinas. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by three goals or more this season.
McAllen Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. Pioneer's win bumped their record up to 11-4.
Pioneer came up short against McAllen Memorial when the teams last played back in January, falling 5-3. Will Pioneer have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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