The Hallsville Bobcats will venture away from home to square off against the Jacksonville Fightin' Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hallsville is headed into the game having not lost since January 28 and will look to keep things rolling. Their defense stepped up to hand Marshall a 6-0 shutout on Tuesday. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 110th in Texas, while the Mavericks are ranked 623rd in Texas), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Jacksonville entered their tilt with Tyler on Tuesday with 11 consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with 12. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Lions. Give the Fightin' Indians' defense some credit: that's the team's 12th straight shutout.
They hit Tyler with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Sophia Romero, Lauren Wade, and Jackie Badillo.
Hallsville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those seven contests. Jacksonville pushed their record up to 17-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Hallsville came up short against Jacksonville when the teams last played back in January, falling 2-0. Can Hallsville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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