Lamar has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Arlington Colts at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Lamar had to settle for a 3-2 loss against Grand Prairie. While losing is never fun, Lamar can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 273rd, while Grand Prairie is ranked 48th).
Meanwhile, Arlington didn't have quite enough to beat South Grand Prairie on Tuesday and fell 2-1.
Arlington's goal came courtesy of
Christian Chaparro, who's now up to three this season.
Lamar's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5-1. As for Arlington, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8-3.
Lamar took their victory against Arlington in their previous matchup back in February by a conclusive 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lamar 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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