The McAllen Memorial Mustangs will head out to challenge the McAllen Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with McAllen Memorial sitting on 15 straight wins and McAllen on four.
McAllen Memorial is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North a 12-0 shutout on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, McAllen made sure to put some goals up on the board against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over the Raiders. Considering the Bulldogs have won six games by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
McAllen Memorial's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up four goals over those nine contests. As for McAllen, their victory bumped their record up to 13-3-1.
McAllen Memorial beat McAllen 2-0 when the teams last played back in February. The rematch might be a little tougher for McAllen Memorial 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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