Canyon is 8-0 against Veterans Memorial since December of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Canyon Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Veterans Memorial Patriots at 7:15 p.m. Canyon will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more goals each match than the last.
In what's become a running theme this season, Canyon gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Wagner as Canyon made off with a 8-1 win. Given Canyon's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 220th, while Wagner is ranked 682nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Veterans Memorial's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They suffered a tough 4-1 defeat at the hands of Tivy. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Veterans Memorial in their matchups with Tivy: they've now lost six in a row.
Veterans Memorial's goal came courtesy of
Luis Villar Ortiz, who's now up to two this season.
Canyon's victory bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Veterans Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8-2.
Everything went Canyon's way against Veterans Memorial in their previous meeting back in January as Canyon made off with a 5-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Canyon 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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