The Centennial Titans will head out on the road to face off against the Emerson Mavericks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Centennial will be strutting in after a win while Emerson will be coming in after a defeat.
Centennial is headed into the match having not lost since January 2 and will look to keep things rolling. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Lebanon Trail on Tuesday. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Trail Blazers are ranked 181st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Emerson's game on Tuesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of Memorial by a score of 2-1. The Mavericks have struggled against the Warriors recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Emerson was without their leading scorer, John Pacheco, in Tuesday's game. With Pacheco sitting this one out, Raghav Prahbune got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 48).
Centennial is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-1-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those five matches. As for Emerson, their loss dropped their record down to 8-3.
Centennial came out on top in a nail-biter against Emerson in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Centennial since the team 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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