Preview: Stafford vs. La Marque
Stafford is 3-0 against La Marque since January of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Stafford Spartans will be playing at home against the La Marque Cougars at 10:00 a.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Stafford and nine for La Marque.
Last Monday, Stafford was the victim of a rough 4-1 defeat at the hands of Needville. While losing is never fun, Stafford can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 720th, while Needville is ranked 321st).
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for La Marque's offense. Their tough 7-0 loss to Brazosport on Monday might stick with them for a while. La Marque has not had much luck with Brazosport recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Stafford's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for La Marque, their loss was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-9.
Stafford took their win against La Marque in their previous matchup back in January by a conclusive 4-0. Does Stafford have another victory up their sleeve, or will La Marque turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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