The IDEA Sports Park Stingrays are taking a road trip to challenge the Progreso Red Ants at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (IDEA Sports Park has four straight victories, Progreso has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
IDEA Sports Park will head into Monday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 51-point drubbing they dealt IDEA Frontier College Prep on Monday. IDEA Sports Park claimed a resounding 80-29 win over IDEA Frontier College Prep. That 51 point margin sets a new team best for the Stingrays this season.
Meanwhile, Progreso was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Monday as they fell 52-46 to Raymondville.
IDEA Sports Park will have to keep a close watch on Mathew Zuniga and John Hernandez, a pair of players who had a big impact on Progreso's prior game. Zuniga went 7 of 11 on his way to 16 points in addition to six assists and six rebounds, while Hernandez went 8 for 15 en route to 22 points and five boards. The dominant performance gave Hernandez a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Julio Resendez, who posted five points and 15 boards.
Progreso's loss dropped their record down to 12-17. As for IDEA Sports Park, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
IDEA Sports Park took their victory against Progreso in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 by a conclusive 52-32. The rematch might be a little tougher for IDEA Sports Park since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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