Kilgore is 9-1 against Carthage since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Kilgore Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Carthage Bulldogs at 6:45 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
After a 7-1 finish the last time they played, Kilgore and Spring Hill decided to play a little more cautiously this time around. Kilgore never let Spring Hill onto the board and left with a 2-0 win on Friday.
Meanwhile, Carthage was able to grind out a solid victory over Tatum on Friday, taking the game 3-1. Given Carthage's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 314th, while Tatum is ranked 689th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kilgore pushed their record up to 16-4-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 33 goals over those six games. As for Carthage, their win bumped their record up to 13-5-2.
Kilgore came out on top in a nail-biter against Carthage when the teams last played back in February, sneaking past 3-2. Does Kilgore have another victory up their sleeve, or will Carthage turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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