VICTORIA, Texas – The Louisiana Christian University men's soccer program's offense has been enhanced by the scoring prowess of Spanish striker Sergio Pita Martin all season long, scoring twice at UHV on Saturday to give him at least one goal in seven-of-nine (77.8%) RRAC contests including multiple goals in three of the past five (60%) matches.

The Basics:
 

• Score
  • (RV) Louisiana Christian – 3
  • Houston-Victoria – 0

 

• Records
  • Louisiana Christian (9-3-1, 8-1-0 Red River)
  • Houston-Victoria (8-3-1, 6-3-0 Red River)

 

• Location
  • Victoria, Texas – The Cage

 

• Series History
  • Louisiana Christian Leads 2-1-1 (62.5%)

 

• Winning Streak
  • Louisiana Christian (W2) | Houston-Victoria's Last Win: September 25, 2021 (2-0)

 
Wildcats Top Performers:
 

• Pita Martin took the air out of any comebacks the home 11 had in mind, posting goal numbers 10/11 in the 50th/88th minutes, respectively, while playing a grand total of 24 minutes off the bench.

 

• Lucas Lima scored for the second consecutive match and his first career game-winner, striking quickly with a goal less than ten minutes into the tilt to set the tone.

 

• Adrian Amoros Navarro served up a pair of assists for the second time in three days, putting him at an even ten on the campaign as he has exactly one-third of the club's helpers in 2023 (10-of-30).

 

• That's complete game shutout number five for Rodrigo Silva and the sixth overall for LCU, stopping all three shots that were ticketed for the net.

 

• Tarik Abdala and Pablo Negro each put their lone shot attempt on-target, Natty Essomba airmailed a pair, Amoros Navarro logged one, and Michael O'Brien sent one towards the posts over his nine minutes of action to fill out the shot sheet.

 
Notes:
 

• The Orange and Blue have now dropped at least a trio of goals in all but two of its RRAC competitions so far, with the only exceptions being the shutout loss at LSU Shreveport and a 2-1 thriller over Jarvis Christian.

 

• Louisiana Christian's defense completely clamped down after making halftime adjustments, not allowing Houston-Victoria to get a single shot off over the final 45 minutes after taking nine (three on-goal) in the first half.

 
Next:
 

• Home is where the Wildcats live, and the men will not have to leave Pineville again until it's time for the Red River Athletic Conference Tournament as it kicks off the home stretch Thursday at 7:30 p.m. versus a different set of Jaguars from TAMUSA.

 
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