After flying high against Pleasant Grove last Tuesday, Sulphur Springs came back down to earth. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was the Pittsburg Pirates who were credited with the win on Friday. The Pittsburg Pirates got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to the Sulphur Springs Wildcats' two. The Wildcats were red-hot offensively headed into the match (they scored no less than four goals in the three games prior) but the Pirates' defense proved too tough.
Sulphur Springs' defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 11-5-1. As for Pittsburg, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-3.
Sulphur Springs and Pittsburg should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Sulphur Springs will face off against Liberty-Eylau at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday up 677 places (126 vs. 803). Similarly, Pittsburg (ranked 226th) will meet Pleasant Grove (ranked 630th) at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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