The Progreso Red Ants are taking a road trip to challenge the IDEA Riverview Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Progreso has now lost nine straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since January 6.
Progreso is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against IDEA Frontier College Prep on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Red Ants took a blow against IDEA Frontier College Prep, falling 62-31. The Red Ants were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-13.
Meanwhile, IDEA Riverview beat Raymondville 56-45 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rockets.
IDEA Riverview's win bumped their record up to 15-12. As for Progreso, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-24.
Progreso suffered a grim 67-43 defeat to IDEA Riverview when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Rockets' Oziel Escobedo, who posted 31 points and five steals. Now that the Red Ants know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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