Mission hasn't had much luck against Juarez-Lincoln recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Mission Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Juarez-Lincoln Huskies at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mission proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by three) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a goal and slipped past Mission Veterans Memorial 2-1. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Patriots recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Juarez-Lincoln hasn't lost a match since January 14th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. They never let Roma get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 234th in Texas, while the Gladiators are ranked 650th in Texas), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Juarez-Lincoln is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 29 goals over those eight contests. Mission now has a winning record of 6-5.
Mission suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Juarez-Lincoln in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Mission avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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