The Marcus Marauders will head out to square off against the Coppell Cowboys at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Marcus is headed into the match having not lost since January 11 and will look to keep things rolling. Their defense stepped up to hand Little Elm a 2-0 shutout on Friday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Marauders were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Coppell waltzed into their game on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 1-0 W against the Jaguars. Given the Cowboys' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Jaguars are ranked 464th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Coppell pushed their record up to 8-1-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four contests. As for Marcus, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2-2 record this season.
Marcus came up short against Coppell in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 4-2. Can Marcus avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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