Mission Veterans Memorial hasn't had much luck against Rio Grande City recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots will square off against the Rio Grande City Rattlers at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mission Veterans Memorial is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They pulled ahead with a 53-52 photo finish over Pharr-San Juan-Alamo on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Meanwhile, Rio Grande City blew past Miller, posting a 73-30 victory. The match marked the Rattlers' most dominant win of the season so far.
Rio Grande City pushed their record up to 8-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.3 points per game. As for Mission Veterans Memorial, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-6.
Mission Veterans Memorial might still be hurting after the 67-44 loss they got from Rio Grande City when the teams last played back in January. Can Mission Veterans Memorial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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