Marlin hasn't had much luck against China Spring recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Marlin Bulldogs will head out to square off against the China Spring Cougars at 5:30 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Marlin fell victim to La Vega and their airtight defense on Friday. They lost 5-0 to the Pirates. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 773rd, while the Pirates are ranked 271st).
Meanwhile, China Spring had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They never let the Cadets get on the board and left with a 1-0 win. Give the Cougars' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
China Spring pushed their record up to 9-6 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three contests. As for Marlin, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Marlin might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from China Spring in their previous matchup back in January. Can Marlin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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