Soccer Game Preview: Harlan vs. Taft

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01/31/25 - Away	2-0 W
03/19/24 - Home	4-2 W
02/14/24 - Away	2-1 W
03/14/23 - Away	4-1 W
02/11/23 - Home	6-0 W
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Harlan has gone a perfect 9-0 against Taft recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Harlan Hawks will host the Taft Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Harlan is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.

It was a Battle of the Birds when Harlan challenged Stevens on Friday. Harlan came out on top against Stevens by a score of 3-1. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 174th, while the Falcons are ranked 605th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Harlan hit Stevens with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Carlos Cantenera, Nick Gomez, and Trystan _.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Taft, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They never let Sotomayor get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Friday.

Taft's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-14. As for Harlan, their victory bumped their record up to 11-5.

Harlan was able to grind out a solid win over Taft in their previous meeting back in January, winning 2-0. Does Harlan have another victory up their sleeve, or will Taft turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.