The Mesquite Skeeters will head out on the road to take on the Waxahachie Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mesquite has given up an average of 2.6 goals per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week.
Mesquite came up short against Duncanville on Tuesday, falling 9-1. While losing is never fun, the Skeeters can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 467th, while the Panthers and Pantherettes are ranked 102nd).
Meanwhile, Waxahachie entered their tilt with Lancaster on Tuesday with two consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 4-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won ten games by three goals or more so far this season.
Waxahachie pushed their record up to 14-7 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those five contests. As for Mesquite, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
Mesquite suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Waxahachie when the teams last played back in February. Can Mesquite avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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