The Morton Ranch Mavericks will square off against the Paetow Panthers at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Morton Ranch's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for six straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Morton Ranch has not won a game since January 6th, a trend which continued on Tuesday. They suffered a tough 9-0 loss at the hands of Jordan. While losing is never fun, Morton Ranch can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 402nd, while Jordan is ranked 94th).
Meanwhile, for the first time since back in January, Paetow was forced to settle for a draw on Tuesday. Neither they nor Tompkins could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw.
Morton Ranch has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-8-2 record this season. Paetow's draw gives them a new season record of 6-4-3.
Morton Ranch might still be hurting after the 7-1 defeat they got from Paetow when the teams last played back in January. Can Morton Ranch avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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