Soccer Game Preview: Amarillo vs. Lubbock-Cooper

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Previous Games

02/01/22 - Home	2-0 W
01/13/22 - Neutral	2-1 W
03/26/21 - Home	4-0 W
01/16/21 - Away	4-0 W
03/03/20 - Away	4-0 W
+ 4 more games

Amarillo has gone 9-0 against Lubbock-Cooper recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Amarillo Sandies will welcome the Lubbock-Cooper Pirates at 5:00 p.m. Both have allowed few goals on average, (Amarillo: 0.4, Lubbock-Cooper: 0.5) so any goals scored will be well earned.

Amarillo is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Monterey just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Friday. Neither they nor the Plainsmen could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw. The result kept the Sandies happy, as they haven't lost a game since January 4th.

Meanwhile, Lubbock-Cooper entered their tilt with Monterey on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Plainsmen a 2-0 shutout. Give the Pirates' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.

Presley Shields was the driving force of Lubbock-Cooper's attack as she scored both of Lubbock-Cooper's goals, bringing her season total up to four goals.

Lubbock-Cooper is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-1-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those six contests. Amarillo's draw makes their record 9-1-1 this season.

Amarillo beat Lubbock-Cooper 2-0 in their previous meeting back in February of 2022. Will Amarillo repeat their success, or does Lubbock-Cooper have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.