Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North is 6-1 against Vela since February of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Vela Sabercats at 8:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
In what's become a running theme this season, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest a 4-0 shutout. Given Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 182nd, while Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest is ranked 641st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North hit Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jacob Ocanas (2),
Diego Maldonado, and
Christian Maldonado.
Meanwhile, Vela scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Rowe as Vela made off with a 9-0 win. The victory was just what Vela needed coming off of a 3-0 loss in their prior match.
The victory made it two in a row for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North and bumps their season record up to 13-6. As for Vela, their win bumped their record up to 5-7-1.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North beat Vela 4-2 when the teams last played back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North 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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