Martin is on a four-game streak of home wins, while South Grand Prairie is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. Martin will host South Grand Prairie at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Martin's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over Haltom. The Warriors' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matches.
Their offense was hitting Haltom from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal. Claire Pope led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, South Grand Prairie's game on Friday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They blew past Grand Prairie 3-0. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Gophers are ranked 556th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
South Grand Prairie has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up three goals over those eight contests. Martin's victory bumped their record up to 8-5.
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