Preview: Arlington vs. Sam Houston
The Arlington Colts will look to defend their home pitch on Friday against the Sam Houston Texans at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
While it was all tied up 2-2 at halftime, Arlington was not quite Martin's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 3-2. Arlington has not had much luck with Martin recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Wilson Ramirez and
Anthony Monjaraz did their best for Arlington and scored both of Arlington's goals. The pair have combined for a total of seven so far this season.
Meanwhile, Sam Houston was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Grand Prairie. While losing is never fun, Sam Houston can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 294th, while Grand Prairie is ranked 52nd).
Arlington's defeat dropped their record down to 11-9-3. As for Sam Houston, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-12-1.
Arlington skirted past Sam Houston 2-1 in their previous meeting back in February. Will Arlington repeat their success, or does Sam Houston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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