The Independence Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Walnut Grove Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Independence's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for nine straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
On Friday, Independence suffered a tough 5-1 loss at the hands of Centennial. While losing is never fun, Independence can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 545th, while Centennial is ranked 33rd).
Meanwhile, Walnut Grove had just enough and edged Lebanon Trail out 2-1 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Walnut Grove.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Luke Bitner and
Mason Kutch, who scored both of Walnut Grove's goals. The pair have combined for a total of nine so far this season.
Independence's defeat dropped their record down to 1-14-1. As for Walnut Grove, their win bumped their record up to 9-2-5.
Independence suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Walnut Grove when the teams last played back in January. Can Independence avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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