Huntsville hasn't had much luck against Lake Creek recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Huntsville Hornets will face off against the Lake Creek Lions at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Huntsville will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Rudder on Friday. Huntsville's defense stepped up to hand Rudder a 7-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Hornets, who have now won six games by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Lake Creek had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 goals) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They came out on top against the Bears by a score of 3-1. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Bears are ranked 220th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lake Creek's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-3. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 26 goals over those four matchups. As for Huntsville, their victory bumped their record up to 7-8.
Huntsville might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Lake Creek in their previous matchup back in January. Can Huntsville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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