Soccer Game Preview: Midland vs. Odessa

The Midland Bulldogs will square off against the Odessa Bronchos at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Midland's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

Midland is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Frenship on Tuesday. Midland fell just short of Frenship by a score of 1-0.

Meanwhile, Odessa didn't have quite enough to beat Permian on Tuesday and fell 2-1.

Odessa's loss dropped their record down to 6-4-1. As for Midland, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5-2.

Midland beat Odessa by a goal when the teams last played back in March of 2024, winning 2-1. Will Midland repeat their success, or does Odessa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.