The Lamar Texans will square off against the Atascocita Eagles on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Lamar comes in on 14 and Atascocita on eight.
Lamar is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand Katy a 3-0 shutout. Lamar might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 16 matches by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, while the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was Atascocita who was credited with the win on Tuesday. Atascocita got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to Pearland's three. Given Atascocita's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 78th, while Pearland are ranked 204th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Atascocita's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-5-1. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 40 goals over those seven games. As for Lamar, their victory bumped their record up to 21-0-1.
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