Soccer Preview: Howard Tech vs. LaVergne
The Howard Tech Hustlin' Tigers will play host again on Saturday to welcome the LaVergne Wolverines, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Neither Howard Tech nor LaVergne posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Howard Tech is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Walker Valley a 1-0 shutout. Howard Tech's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matches.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Jaime Roman Pablo, who's now up to 13 this season.
Meanwhile, LaVergne's game on Wednesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rockvale.
Howard Tech is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2-1 record this season. As for LaVergne, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-3-1.
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