Preview: Marlin vs. Lorena
Marlin is 1-9 against Lorena since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Marlin Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Lorena Leopards at 7:00 a.m. One thing working in Marlin's favor is that they have posted big goal totals in their last four contests.
Marlin has not done well against Robinson recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Marlin was the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over Robinson. Considering Marlin has won five matchups by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Robinson with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Ezekiel Chavez (2),
Christopher Sanchez, and
Eric Ramos-Diaz.
Meanwhile, Lorena entered their tilt with Robinson with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Lorena came out on top in a nail-biter against Robinson on Friday and snuck past 2-1.
Marlin's win bumped their record up to 6-8-1. As for Lorena, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3-3 record this season.
Marlin suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Lorena in their previous meeting back in January. Can Marlin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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