The Rivera Raiders will look to defend their home pitch on Friday against the Los Fresnos Falcons at 5:30 p.m. Rivera is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt want to keep things rolling.
Even though Hanna scored an imposing four goals on Friday, Rivera still came out on top. Rivera won by a goal and slipped past Hanna 5-4. Given Rivera's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 41st, while Hanna is ranked 539th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Los Fresnos didn't have quite enough to beat Harlingen on Friday and fell 2-1.
Rivera's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-0-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 26 goals over those six matches. As for Los Fresnos, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-6-6.
Rivera skirted past Los Fresnos 2-1 in their previous matchup on February 2nd. Will Rivera repeat their success, or does Los Fresnos have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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