Preview: Dawson vs. Alief Hastings
Dawson is 10-0 against Alief Hastings since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Dawson Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Alief Hastings Bears at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Dawson has three straight wins, Alief Hastings has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Dawson stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They never let Alvin onto the board and left with a 8-0 win. While fans of Dawson might be used to big wins, the eight-goal margin marked the team's biggest victory yet this season.
Their offense was hitting Alvin from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Alief Hastings' offense. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 7-0 walloping at the hands of Pearland on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Alief Hastings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 565th, while Pearland is ranked 57th).
Dawson pushed their record up to 11-3-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 22 goals over those four matches. As for Alief Hastings, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-9-2 record this season.
Dawson took their victory against Alief Hastings in their previous matchup back in January by a conclusive 9-2. In that match, Dawson amassed a halftime lead of 6-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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