A feisty cat fight will be fought as Temple take on Chaparral at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Last Friday, Temple didn't have quite enough to beat Harker Heights and fell 2-1.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Chaparral's offense. They lost 4-0 to Bowie on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 448th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 71st).
Chaparral's loss dropped their record down to 9-11-2. As for Temple, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-7-5.
Temple was able to grind out a solid victory over Chaparral in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Temple 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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