The Manvel Mavericks will head out on the road to take on the Pearland Oilers at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Manvel's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for eight straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Manvel's offense. They came up short against Shadow Creek on Wednesday, falling 6-0. That's two games in a row now that the Mavericks have lost by exactly six goals.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous four contests, Pearland brought some dynamite into their most recent match. They put the hurt on Alvin with a sharp 8-1 victory on Wednesday. Given the Oilers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 171st, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 748th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pearland's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 17 goals over those five contests. As for Manvel, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Manvel suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Pearland in their previous meeting back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Manvel was down 3-0.
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