Preview: Zapata vs. Grulla
The Zapata Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Grulla Gators at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Zapata pushed their score all the way to four on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. Their tough 10-4 loss to Vanguard Academy Beethoven might stick with them for a while. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Zapata in their matchups with Vanguard Academy Beethoven: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, Grulla was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were the victim of a rough 4-0 loss at the hands of Hidalgo. While losing is never fun, Grulla can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 754th, while Hidalgo is ranked 370th).
Zapata's loss dropped their record down to 4-12-1. As for Grulla, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Zapata came out on top in a nail-biter against Grulla in their previous meeting back in February, sneaking past 1-0. Will Zapata repeat their success, or does Grulla have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
