The North Garland Raiders will head out on the road to take on the Lakeview Centennial Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
After soaring to six goals the game before, North Garland were a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. Their rough 6-1 defeat to Wylie might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, North Garland can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 500th, while Wylie is ranked 59th).
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous five contests, Lakeview Centennial brought some dynamite into their most recent matchup. They were the clear victor by a 5-0 margin over South Garland. Considering Lakeview Centennial's offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Ay'rianna Mcghee and
Jehieli Arroyo, who scored all five of Lakeview Centennial's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 12 so far this season.
North Garland dropped their record down to 3-13 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Lakeview Centennial, their victory bumped their record up to 7-9-1.
North Garland came up short against Lakeview Centennial when the teams last played back in January, falling 3-1. Can North Garland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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