Weslaco is 1-9 against San Benito since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Weslaco Panthers will head out on the road to take on the San Benito Greyhounds at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Weslaco was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 5-0 walloping at the hands of Rivera. While losing is never fun, Weslaco can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 592nd, while Rivera is ranked 40th).
Meanwhile, San Benito fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Los Fresnos on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 4-2 to the Falcons. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for San Benito in their matchups with Los Fresnos: they've now lost nine in a row.
Franciso Barrientos wasn't going to let Los Fresnos walk away unscathed as he scored both of San Benito's goals. With that big game he's now up to four goals this season.
Weslaco's record is now 1-7-1. San Benito's record now sits at 9-9-3.
Weslaco came out on top in a nail-biter against San Benito when the teams last played back in February, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Weslaco since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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