Preview: Denton vs. Ryan
The Denton Broncos will head out on the road to take on the Ryan Raiders at 7:40 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Denton can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Birdville a 3-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Denton has won by exactly three goals.
They hit Birdville with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Cris Ordonez,
Joel Rodriguez, and
Chris Guillen.
Meanwhile, Ryan had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1.6 goals), and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Grapevine. Ryan's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last five matchups.
Denton has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Ryan, they pushed their record up to 14-2-2 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Denton beat Ryan by a goal when the teams last played on February 2nd, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Denton since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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