The Horizon Scorpions will venture away from home to take on the Americas Trail Blazers at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Horizon is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against El Dorado on Saturday. Horizon fell just short of El Dorado by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Scorpions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 446th, while the Aztecs are ranked 105th).
Meanwhile, Americas was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Bel Air. That's two games in a row now that the Trail Blazers have lost by just one goal.
Americas' defeat dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Horizon, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-12 record this season.
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