Soccer Game Preview: Navarro vs. Eastside Early College

By Team Reports Feb 20, 2024, 2:13am

Preview: Navarro vs. Eastside Early College

The Navarro Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Eastside Early College Panthers at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither Navarro nor Eastside Early College posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.

Navarro's last game on Saturday was all defense as neither team scored a goal. Neither they nor Travis could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 0-0 draw. Sadly, the result was nothing new as Navarro, who hasn't won a game since January 26th.

Meanwhile, Eastside Early College's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their fifth straight defeat. Their tough 6-0 loss to Liberal Arts & Science Academy - Austin might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Eastside Early College can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 717th, while Liberal Arts & Science Academy - Austin is ranked 167th).

With that draw, Navarro's record moves to 3-6-5. As for Eastside Early College, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-13-1.

Navarro skirted past Eastside Early College 2-1 in their previous matchup back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Navarro since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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