The Red Oak Hawks will challenge the Waco Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Red Oak is headed into the matchup having not lost since February 6 and will look to keep things rolling. They put the hurt on Kaufman with a sharp 4-0 win last Monday. Given Red Oak's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 224th, while Kaufman are ranked 779th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Waco was not the first on the board on Tuesday, but they got there more often. They won by a goal and slipped past Lampasas 3-2. Winning may never get old, but Waco sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Waco's victory bumped their record up to 9-11-4. As for Red Oak, their win bumped their record up to 12-4-6.
Everything went Red Oak's way against Waco when the teams last played back in January of 2022, as Red Oak made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hawks 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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