The Marcus Marauders will head out on the road to take on the Coppell Cowboys at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Thursday, Marcus got the win against Little Elm by a conclusive 4-1. The result was nothing new for Marcus, who have now won ten contests by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Little Elm with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Chase Ficke (2), JD Gonzalez, and Kaifa Yuoh.
Meanwhile, Coppell hasn't lost a match since February 10th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 4-1 margin over Flower Mound. Given Coppell's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 40th, while Flower Mound are ranked 364th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Coppell is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-3-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those four matchups. As for Marcus, their victory bumped their record up to 15-3-2.
Everything went Marcus' way against Coppell in their previous meeting back in February, as Marcus made off with a 4-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Marauders 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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