Soccer Game Preview: Houston vs. Bartlett

Houston is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Bartlett is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Mustangs will host the Panthers on Thursday. Houston's defense has only allowed 0.4 goals per game this season, so Bartlett's offense will have their work cut out for them.

Houston's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Memphis Central as they made off with a 9-0 win. Houston might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by five goals or more this season.

Meanwhile, Bartlett beat Overton 2-0 on Tuesday. Given Bartlett's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked fifth, while Overton are ranked 117th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Houston has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-1-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 44 goals over those nine matches. As for Bartlett, their win bumped their record up to 15-0-2.