The Houston Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Bartlett Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Houston's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Cordova with a sharp 7-0 victory. Given Houston's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked ninth, while Cordova are ranked 148th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bartlett). Everything went their way against Compass - Midtown on Tuesday as they made off with a 10-0 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Bartlett pushed their record up to 10-0-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those six games. As for Houston, their win bumped their record up to 9-1-4.
Houston was able to grind out a solid victory over Bartlett in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, winning 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs since the team 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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