The Stafford Spartans will square off against the Needville Bluejays at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Stafford is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Thursday, they were much more limited against Almeta Crawford on Saturday. They lost 4-1 to the Chargers. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Spartans came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 266th, while the Chargers are ranked 694th).
Meanwhile, Needville waltzed into their match on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Cougars with a sharp 7-1 win. The Bluejays might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by four goals or more this season.
Needville pushed their record up to 9-1-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up three goals over those seven contests. As for Stafford, they moved to 9-4-1 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Stafford came out on top in a nail-biter against Needville when the teams last played back in February of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. Will Stafford repeat their success, or does Needville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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