The Kilgore Bulldogs will venture away from home to face off against the Pine Tree Pirates at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Kilgore is coming into the game hot, having won their last 11 games.
Kilgore's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Henderson by a score of 2-0. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 242nd in Texas, while the Lions are ranked 522nd in Texas), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Pine Tree entered their tilt with Center on Tuesday with four consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with five. Everything went their way against the Roughriders as they made off with a 7-0 victory. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by five goals or more this season.
Kilgore pushed their record up to 13-3 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 43 goals over those eight games. As for Pine Tree, their victory bumped their record up to 9-6.
Everything went Kilgore's way against Pine Tree in their previous matchup on February 4th, as Kilgore made off with a 4-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kilgore 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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