Soccer Game Preview: Brennan vs. Taft

The Brennan Bears will challenge the Taft Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Brennan's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They came out on top against Stevens by a score of 2-0. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 144th, while the Falcons are ranked 366th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Taft came tearing into Friday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.4 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Hawks as they made off with a 4-0 victory. The Raiders' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last six matchups.

Taft is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those eight contests. As for Brennan, they pushed their record up to 7-2-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Brennan suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Taft in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can Brennan avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.