The Parkland Matadors will face off against the Americas Trail Blazers at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Parkland is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering El Dorado just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 3-1 to the Aztecs. While losing is never fun, the Matadors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 315th, while the Aztecs are ranked 104th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Americas, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They never let Horizon get on the board and left with a 1-0 win on Wednesday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Trail Blazers were the better team in the second half.
With the victory, Americas broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 9-6. As for Parkland, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-9.
Parkland suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Americas in their previous meeting back in February. Will Parkland have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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