Connally hasn't had much luck against Lorena recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Connally Cadets will take on the Lorena Leopards at 7:00 p.m.
Connally is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against China Spring on Friday. Connally fell just short of China Spring by a score of 1-0. The Cadets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Lorena had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.8 goals) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Rockets a 2-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Leopards were the better team in the second half.
Dale Hudspeth and Keaton Lenard scored both of Lorena's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 16 goals.
Lorena pushed their record up to 12-4 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those eight contests. As for Connally, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
Connally suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Lorena when the teams last played back in January. Can Connally avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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