The Lone Star Rangers will head out on the road to square off against the Wakeland Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Lone Star took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Turner a 5-0 shutout. That five goal margin sets a new team best for the Rangers this season.
Meanwhile, Wakeland's and Creekview's contest on Tuesday was close at halftime, but Wakeland turned on the heat in the second half with three goals. Wakeland put the hurt on Creekview with a sharp 5-1 win. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Mustangs are ranked 565th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wakeland's victory bumped their record up to 15-1. As for Lone Star, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-7.
Lone Star came up short against Wakeland in their previous matchup back in February, falling 3-1. Can Lone Star avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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