Abilene is 8-0 against Wylie since January of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Abilene Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Wylie Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Abilene is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
Last Friday, Abilene kept a clean sheet against Lubbock-Cooper. They put the hurt on the Pirates with a sharp 3-0 win. Given Abilene's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 161st, while Lubbock-Cooper is ranked 343rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after soaring to five goals the game before, Wylie were a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lubbock-Cooper.
Abilene pushed their record up to 11-4-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored eight goals over those three matches. As for Wylie, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9-2.
Abilene beat Wylie 3-1 in their previous meeting back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Abilene 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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