Soccer Game Preview: Turner vs. Creekview

The Turner Lions will face off against the Creekview Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Turner is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Highland Park on Tuesday. Turner fell just short of Highland Park by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 190th in Texas, while the Scots are ranked 42nd in Texas).

Meanwhile, Creekview was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 4-0 to Lone Star. The matchup was a close 1-0 at the break, but unfortunately for the Mustangs it sure didn't stay that way.

Turner's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Creekview, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.

Turner was able to grind out a solid win over Creekview in their previous matchup back in January, winning 2-0. Will Turner repeat their success, or does Creekview have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.