The Lamar Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Arlington Colts at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Lamar's offense. They came up short against Sam Houston on Tuesday, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, Lamar can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 292nd, while Sam Houston are ranked 24th).
Meanwhile, Arlington kept a clean sheet against Bowie on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Volunteers, sneaking past 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Arlington were the better team in the second half.
Arlington's win bumped their record up to 5-13-2. As for Lamar, their defeat ended a three-match streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-8-4.
Lamar came out on top in a nail-biter against Arlington in their previous matchup back in February, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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