The Hempstead Bobcats will face off against the New Waverly Bulldogs at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Hempstead and six for New Waverly.
Friday just wasn't the day for Hempstead's offense. They came up short against Royal on Friday, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, Hempstead can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 639th, while Royal are ranked 43rd).
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when New Waverly and Bellville meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Bulldogs fell just short of the Brahmas by a score of 2-1.
New Waverly's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Hempstead, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.
Hempstead suffered a grim 5-2 defeat to New Waverly when the teams last played back in February of 2025. Can the Bobcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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