The Klein Forest Eagles will take on the Klein Oak Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Klein Forest is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.7 goals per game this season.
Klein Forest 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 Klein a 2-0 shutout. The win was all the more spectacular given the Eagles' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 308th, while the Bearkats are ranked 43rd).
Marcos Castro and Juan Juarez scored both of Klein Forest's goals, bringing their combined season tally to five goals.
Meanwhile, Klein Oak managed to keep up with Klein Cain until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Klein Oak lost 3-0 to Klein Cain. The loss was the Panthers' first of the season.
With the victory, Klein Forest broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-5. As for Klein Oak, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1-1.
Klein Forest came out on top in a nail-biter against Klein Oak when the teams last played back in March of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Klein Forest 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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