The Veterans Memorial Chargers will square off against the Harlingen Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Veterans Memorial is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over San Benito on Friday. Considering the Chargers' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Harlingen, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. Everything went their way against San Benito on Tuesday as Harlingen made off with a 9-0 victory. The matchup marked the Cardinals' most dominant win of the season.
Harlingen is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 29 goals over those six games. As for Veterans Memorial, they pushed their record up to 5-6 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Veterans Memorial came up short against Harlingen in their previous matchup on February 4th, falling 3-1. Can Veterans Memorial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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