Soccer Game Preview: Shoemaker vs. Killeen

The Shoemaker Wolves will challenge the Killeen Kangaroos at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Shoemaker's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

Shoemaker fell victim to Midway and their airtight defense on Thursday. They lost 5-0 to the Panthers.

Meanwhile, Killeen didn't have quite enough to beat Harker Heights on Thursday and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, Killeen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 761st, while Harker Heights are ranked 234th).

Shoemaker's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7-2. As for Killeen, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.

Everything went Shoemaker's way against Killeen in their previous matchup back in February of 2025, as Shoemaker made off with a 4-1 victory. Will Wolves repeat their success, or do the Kangaroos have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.