Lamar hasn't had much luck against Martin recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Lamar Vikings will host the Martin Warriors at 2:30 p.m. Martin took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Lamar, who comes in off a win.
Lamar is headed into the game having not lost since January 15 and will look to keep things rolling. Their defense stepped up to hand Grand Prairie a 2-0 shutout on Friday. The Vikings haven't had any issues with the Gophers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, after soaring to five goals the game before, Martin was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They fell just short of Arlington by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 209th, while the Colts are ranked 68th).
Martin's goal came courtesy of Vanessa Ibanez, who's now up to two this season.
Lamar pushed their record up to 8-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those three matches. As for Martin, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 4-5.
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