The Lumberton Raiders will square off against the La Vega Pirates on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Lumberton sitting on six straight victories and La Vega on 20.
Lumberton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They beat Sealy by a goal, winning 2-1. Given Lumberton's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 240th, while Sealy are ranked 546th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Andrew Hansen was the driving force of Lumberton's attack as he scored both of Lumberton's goals, bringing his season total up to 38 goals.
Meanwhile, La Vega won against Taylor on Thursday with three goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Tuesday. La Vega sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Almeta Crawford.
Lumberton's victory bumped their record up to 16-5-2. As for La Vega, their win bumped their record up to 21-1.
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