Soccer Preview: Shoemaker vs. Pflugerville
The Shoemaker Wolves are on the road again on Thursday to play the Pflugerville Panthers at 6:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Shoemaker walked away with it. Their defense stepped up to hand the Cougars a 2-0 shutout on Tuesday. The victory was all the more spectacular given Shoemaker's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 385th, while College Station is ranked 172nd).
Shoemaker was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Jose Castillo and
Bryan Alonso Morera, who scored both of Shoemaker's goals. The pair have combined for a total of five so far this season.
Meanwhile, Pflugerville sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over Liberal Arts & Science Academy - Austin on Monday. The victory was just what Pflugerville needed coming off of a 3-0 defeat in their prior game.
Shoemaker has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-9-2 record this season. As for Pflugerville, their win bumped their record up to 10-11-2.
Shoemaker suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Pflugerville in their previous meeting back in January of 2016. Can Shoemaker avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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