The Fabens Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the Irvin Rockets at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Fabens' offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for seven straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Fabens is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Mountain View on Tuesday. The Wildcats took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lobos.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Irvin's offense. They came up short against Riverside on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for Irvin in their meetings with Riverside: they've now lost six in a row.
Irvin's defeat dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Fabens, their loss dropped their record down to 1-17.
Fabens came out on top in a nail-biter against Irvin in their previous matchup back in January, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the squad 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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