The Carter-Riverside Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Diamond Hill-Jarvis Eagles at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Carter-Riverside's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Dunbar. That looming 3-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Eagles yet this season.
Ramon Gonzalez was the driving force of Carter-Riverside's attack as he scored all three of Carter-Riverside's goals, bringing his season total up to three goals.
Meanwhile, Diamond Hill-Jarvis had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They blew past the Bobcats 4-0. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Bobcats are ranked 613th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Diamond Hill-Jarvis' win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those three games. As for Carter-Riverside, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-5.
Carter-Riverside was able to grind out a solid win over Diamond Hill-Jarvis in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carter-Riverside 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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