The Centennial Spartans are taking a road trip to take on the Cleburne Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cleburne took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Centennial, who comes in off a win.
Centennial took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Eastern Hills a 2-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Spartans were the better team in the second half.
Angel Avalos and Andy Saenz scored both of Centennial's goals, bringing their combined season tally to three goals.
Meanwhile, Cleburne fell victim to Emerson and their airtight defense on Friday. They lost 7-0 to the Mavericks. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 357th, while the Mavericks are ranked 111th).
This is the second loss in a row for Cleburne and nudges their season record down to 1-3-3. As for Centennial, the victory got them back to even at 3-3-1.
Centennial beat Cleburne 3-1 in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Centennial 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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