Soccer Game Preview: Taft vs. Brennan

Taft is 1-6 against Brennan since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Taft Raiders will be playing at home against the Brennan Bears at 5:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Taft fell victim to Harlan and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hawks. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 610th, while the Hawks are ranked 172nd).

Meanwhile, Brennan came tearing into Wednesday's match with three straight wins , and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Falcons get on the board and left with a 1-0 win. Joshua Soto had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Bears.

Brennan's victory bumped their record up to 14-3. As for Taft, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-15.