The Burkburnett Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Cooper Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Burkburnett fell victim to Permian and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They came up short against the Panthers, falling 9-0. 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 650th, while the Panthers are ranked 240th).
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Cooper was forced to settle for a draw. They and Odessa finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw on Tuesday.
Cooper's draw gives them a new season record of 5-3-1. As for Burkburnett, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-7-1.
Burkburnett came up short against Cooper in their previous meeting back in January of 2018, falling 2-0. Can Burkburnett avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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