Preview: Eisenhower vs. MacArthur
Eisenhower is 0-10 against MacArthur since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Eisenhower Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the MacArthur Generals at 7:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Eisenhower has not done well against Nimitz recently (they were 1-7-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Eisenhower's defense stepped up to hand Nimitz a 4-0 shutout. The high-scoring effort was just what Eisenhower needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Meanwhile, MacArthur had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.6 goals), and they went ahead and made it ten on Saturday. They came out on top against Aldine by a score of 2-0. Given MacArthur's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 228th, while Aldine is ranked 518th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eisenhower's victory bumped their record up to 1-6-5. As for MacArthur, they pushed their record up to 14-2-3 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Eisenhower came up short against MacArthur in their previous meeting back in January, falling 2-0. Can Eisenhower avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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