Soccer Game Preview: McCallum vs. Anderson

The McCallum Knights will head out to face off against the Anderson Trojans at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

McCallum will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Friday, then bounced right back against Crockett on Tuesday. McCallum's defense stepped up to hand Crockett a 4-0 shutout. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while the Cougars are ranked 742nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Anderson waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Eagles 7-1. Seven seems to be a good number for the Trojans as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of goals in their previous game.

Anderson pushed their record up to 7-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 20 goals over those four matchups. As for McCallum, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.