Soccer Game Preview: Grand Prairie vs. Sam Houston

The Grand Prairie Gophers will head out to take on the Sam Houston Texans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Grand Prairie is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against South Grand Prairie, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, the Gophers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 631st, while the Warriors are ranked 228th).

Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Sam Houston's offense. They lost 4-0 to Lamar on Tuesday. The Texans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Sam Houston now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Grand Prairie, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.

Everything went Grand Prairie's way against Sam Houston in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, as Grand Prairie made off with a 4-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grand Prairie since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.