The Nimitz Vikings will take on the Pearce Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Nimitz's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Nimitz came up short against Lake Highlands on Tuesday, falling 7-1. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 231st, while the Wildcats are ranked 46th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pearce). They blew past MacArthur 5-1 on Tuesday. The victory was nothing new for the Mustangs as they're now sitting on three straight.
Pearce's win bumped their record up to 7-5-1. As for Nimitz, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1-2 and their overall record down to 6-4-3.
Nimitz came out on top in a nail-biter against Pearce in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. Will Nimitz repeat their success, or does Pearce have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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