The Caprock Longhorns will head out to square off against the Lubbock-Cooper Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Caprock's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Friday just wasn't the day for Caprock's offense. They came up short against Amarillo on Friday, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, the Longhorns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 455th, while the Sandies are ranked 68th).
Meanwhile, Lubbock-Cooper hadn't done well against Coronado recently (they were 1-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Lubbock-Cooper never let Coronado get on the board and left with a 1-0 win. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Pirates were the better team in the second half.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of Berklee Dawson, who's now up to two this season.
Lubbock-Cooper pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 21 goals over those four matchups. As for Caprock, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
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