Rivera has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Harlingen Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Rivera's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Friday just wasn't the day for Rivera's offense. They fell just short of Los Fresnos by a score of 1-0.
Meanwhile, Harlingen had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.2 goals), and they went ahead and made it ten on Friday. They blew past San Benito 9-0. Harlingen's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last ten matchups.
Rivera's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Harlingen, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-3.
Rivera came up short against Harlingen in their previous matchup back in February, falling 2-0. Can Rivera avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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