The Progreso Red Ants will head out on the road to face off against the Raymondville Bearkats at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Progreso will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Progreso put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season last Friday. They put the hurt on Monte Alto with a sharp 8-0 win. While fans of Progreso might be used to big wins, the eight-goal margin marked the team's biggest victory yet this season.
Meanwhile, Raymondville fought the good fight in their overtime match against IDEA Weslaco Pike on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Mavericks by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, Raymondville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 693rd, while IDEA Weslaco Pike is ranked 344th).
Progreso pushed their record up to 6-0 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those three games. As for Raymondville, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8-1.
Everything went Progreso's way against Raymondville in their previous matchup back in January as Progreso made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Progreso 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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