Harlingen South is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Rivera is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Harlingen South Hawks will host the Rivera Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Harlingen South beats Rivera with two goals on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Harlingen South skirted past Donna North 2-1. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Chiefs are ranked 367th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rivera). Their defense stepped up to hand Mercedes a 5-0 shutout last Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Raiders needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Harlingen South has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 26 goals over those nine contests. As for Rivera, their win bumped their record up to 7-2-1.
Harlingen South skirted past Rivera 1-0 in their previous meeting back in January. Will Harlingen South repeat their success, or does Rivera have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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