A feisty cat fight will be fought as Melissa challenge Walnut Grove at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Melissa is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against McKinney North on Friday. Melissa fell just short of McKinney North by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 301st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 117th).
Meanwhile, Walnut Grove waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Coyotes with a sharp 5-1 win. Considering the Wildcats have won nine contests by more than two goals this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Walnut Grove's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-1-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those five games. As for Melissa, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-10-1.
Melissa suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Walnut Grove in their previous matchup back in February. Can Melissa avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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