The Del Valle Conquistadores will head out on the road to square off against the Parkland Matadors at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Del Valle is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Texas (they are ranked 314th, while Parkland is ranked 635th).
Last Friday, Del Valle narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Horizon 2-1.
Del Valle was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Hiram Chavez and
Omar Portillo, who scored both of Del Valle's goals. The pair have combined for a total of nine so far this season.
Meanwhile, Parkland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was Ysleta who was credited with the victory. Ysleta got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Parkland's two. The matchup was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but Parkland couldn't quite close it out.
Del Valle now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Parkland, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-13-1.
Everything went Del Valle's way against Parkland in their previous meeting on February 9th as Del Valle made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Del Valle 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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