Laredo Heat News Release -- www.laredoheatsc.com
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
LAREDO, Texas -- The Laredo Heat Soccer Club (8-3-1, 25 points) will face South Texas rival RGV Grandes FC (3-9-2, 11 points) on Tuesday night at the TAMIU Soccer Complex. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m.
The Grandes are coming off two losses in Midland and El Paso over the weekend and have only two games remaining in the 2011 Premier Development League (PDL) season, both against the Heat. Laredo is currently sitting in second place in the Mid South Division of the PDL’s Southern Conference behind the Chivas El Paso Patriots (10-3-2, 32 points).
At this juncture of the season, Laredo, with three games in hand over El Paso, has its playoff and division title hopes in its hands with four games left in the season. After Tuesday, the Heat will head to Edinburg over the weekend and then head to West Texas to take on the Sockers in Midland and Chivas El Paso Patriots in the Sun City the following week.
“We are sitting just where we want to be, in control of our destiny, in the last quarter of the regular season,” said Heat Head Coach Israel Collazo. “Though we have had our share of injuries up to this point, we should start getting everyone back at full strength for these final four games; however, the players are the ones that need to decide to make it happen and make all their preparation and hard work pay off. They know they cannot take anyone in our division, regardless of their record, lightly.
“First things first, our concern right now are the RGV Grandes FC on Tuesday here at home because a loss or tie could really cause serious issues as we try to finish our season and complete our goal of a division title.”
For game updates, fans can follow the Heat on both Twitter (@LaredoHeatSC) and Facebook (Laredo Heat SC).
Tickets to Tuesday’s game versus the RGV Grandes FC are $5 for adults and $1 for children 12 and under in the general admission area. VIP admission is $20 for both adults and children over 2 years old.
If the Heat scores three or more goals at any of their home regular season games, all fans that purchase a ticket will receive a coupon for a free regular Chick-Fil-A chicken sandwich courtesy of the Mall del Norte Chick-Fil-A location. Coupon for the free Chick-Fil-A chicken sandwich is only redeemable at the Chick-Fil-A Mall de Norte location.