The Lubbock Westerners will head out on the road to square off against the Amarillo Sandies at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lubbock's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Lubbock fell victim to Tascosa and their airtight defense on Saturday. They came up short against the Rebels, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Westerners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 538th, while the Rebels are ranked 228th).
Meanwhile, Amarillo entered their tilt with Caprock on Friday with four consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with five. Their defense stepped up to hand the Longhorns a 5-0 shutout. The Sandies' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last five contests.
Amarillo's win bumped their record up to 14-1. As for Lubbock, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.
Lubbock suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Amarillo when the teams last played back in January. Can Lubbock avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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