The Garland Owls will challenge the Hutto Hippos at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Garland walked away with it. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Jaguars 3-2. The victory was all the more spectacular given Garland's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 203rd, while Horn is ranked 15th).
Garland hit Horn with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Eric Melgar,
Emmanuel Lopez, and
Fernando Santillan.
Meanwhile, Hutto had just enough and edged Waxahachie out 3-2 on Tuesday. The win was just what Hutto needed coming off of a 3-0 defeat in their prior match.
Garland is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10-2 record this season. As for Hutto, their victory bumped their record up to 8-4-6.
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