The Eastern Tech Mavericks will head out on the road to challenge the Hereford Bulls at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Eastern Tech came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Perry Hall, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, Eastern Tech can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland soccer rankings (they are ranked 64th, while Perry Hall are ranked 15th).
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Hereford's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They and Maryvale Prep finished up their match with a 2-2 draw. The result (or lack thereof) marked Hereford's first draw of the season.
Eastern Tech's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. Hereford's draw gives them a new season record of 5-2-1.
Eastern Tech took their victory against Hereford when the teams last played back in September of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mavericks since the team 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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