The Weslaco East Wildcats will square off against the Rivera Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Weslaco East has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Rivera will arrive with four straight victories.
Last Tuesday, Weslaco East came up short against Donna North and fell 3-1. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 648th, while the Chiefs are ranked 224th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rivera). They never let Pace onto the board and left with an 8-0 win on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Rivera's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three matchups. As for Weslaco East, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11-2.
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