Preview: Holmes vs. Warren
Holmes is 1-9 against Warren since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Holmes Huskies will head out on the road to challenge the Warren Warriors at 2:00 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Holmes has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Warren will arrive with three straight wins.
Holmes fell victim to Taft's stalwart defense last Tuesday and couldn't make it onto the board. They were the victim of a rough 3-0 defeat at the hands of the Raiders. While losing is never fun, Holmes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 596th, while Taft is ranked 268th).
Meanwhile, Warren put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Sotomayor a 4-0 shutout. The high-flying offensive effort was a huge turnaround for Warren considering their one-goal performance the match before.
They hit Sotomayor with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Kameron Guerra,
Alex Delossantos-Ortiz,
Bryan Reyna, and
Daniel Bugarin.
Holmes has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-10-1 record this season. As for Warren, they pushed their record up to 13-2 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home.
Holmes might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Warren when the teams last played back in January. Can Holmes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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