Soccer Recap: Hanks Takes a Loss

After soaring to five goals the game before, Hanks was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They fell just short of the El Dorado Aztecs by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, Hanks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 369th, while El Dorado are ranked 181st).

Hanks' goal came courtesy of Sebastian Morales Manzur, who's now up to 21 this season.

Knights

Previous 5 Games

02/10/26 vs El Dorado	1-2
02/06/26 @ Del Valle	5-2
01/30/26 vs Parkland	3-1
01/27/26 @ Horizon	2-0
01/23/26 vs Bel Air	1-4

The defeat snapped Hanks' winning streak at three matches and leaves them with a 7-8 record. As for El Dorado, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-5.

Looking ahead, Hanks is taking a road trip to challenge Americas at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hanks' defense better be ready for this one: Americas have averaged an impressive 3.1 goals per game this season. As for El Dorado, they will host Del Valle at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. El Dorado will be up against Del Valle's rather soft defense (which has allowed 3.07 goals per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.