The Canutillo Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Chapin Huskies at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Canutillo's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Canutillo will bounce into Saturday's contest after beating Burges, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. While the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was the Eagles who were credited with the win on Wednesday. Canutillo got it done in the shootout by posting seven goals to Burges' six. The victory was all the more spectacular given Canutillo's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 447th, while Burges are ranked 149th).
Chapin will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Saturday, then bounced right back against Jefferson on Wednesday. The Huskies blew past the Silver Foxes 4-0. Considering Chapin's offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Chapin moved to 7-9-1 with that win, which also ended their three-match losing streak. As for Canutillo, the victory was their first at home, bumping their record up to 8-9-1.
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