Soccer Recap: Emerson's Higher State Rank on Full Display on Friday

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Previous 6 Games

02/28/25 - Away	6-4 W
01/31/25 - Home	4-0 W
02/20/24 - Home	2-3 L
01/22/24 - Away	0-3 L
02/21/23 - Away	4-2 W
01/27/23 - Home	2-0 W

Emerson won the last time they faced Lebanon Trail and things went their way on Friday too. The Emerson Mavericks walked away with a 6-4 victory over the Lebanon Trail Trail Blazers. Given the Mavericks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Trail Blazers are ranked 326th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Emerson's offense was hitting Lebanon Trail from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Taylor Royal led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.

The win made it two in a row for Emerson and bumps their season record up to 10-5. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those two matchups. As for Lebanon Trail, they dropped their record down to 5-9 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.

Emerson has already played their next game, a 3-1 victory against Memorial on the 4th. As for Lebanon Trail, they also didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next contest, a 5-0 defeat against Centennial on the 4th.