The King Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Goose Creek Memorial Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. King's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for nine straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Friday just wasn't the day for King's offense. They lost 8-0 to Atascocita on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 537th, while the Eagles are ranked 71st).
Kingwood typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Goose Creek Memorial proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 4-2 victory over the Mustangs. The high-scoring effort was just what the Patriots needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Goose Creek Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those four contests. As for King, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
King might still be hurting after the 5-0 loss they got from Goose Creek Memorial when the teams last played back in January. Can King avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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