The Port Isabel Tarpons will head out on the road to take on the IDEA Sports Park Stingrays at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Port Isabel will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Port Isabel put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They blew past Rio Hondo 7-1. Anthony Garcia was a massive factor in the win, as he booted in four goals all by himself.
Port Isabel used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Rio Hondo. And. Garcia made the most of the opportunity, scoring four goals. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, after soaring to five goals the game before, IDEA Sports Park were a bit more limited in their matchup last Friday. They suffered a tough 6-1 loss at the hands of Jubilee Brownsville. While losing is never fun, IDEA Sports Park can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 678th, while Jubilee Brownsville is ranked 204th).
Port Isabel's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored ten goals over those three games. As for IDEA Sports Park, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6-1.
Everything went Port Isabel's way against IDEA Sports Park when the teams last played back in February as Port Isabel made off with a 5-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Port Isabel since the team 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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