The Pebble Hills Spartans will challenge the Socorro Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pebble Hills will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Pebble Hills had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the three-goal drubbing they dealt Eastwood on Friday. Pebble Hills blew past Eastwood 4-1. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Socorro, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They beat Franklin by a goal, winning 2-1. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Cougars are ranked 139th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pebble Hills' win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those five games. As for Socorro, their victory bumped their record up to 12-3.
Pebble Hills was able to grind out a solid win over Socorro when the teams last played back in February, winning 2-0. Will Pebble Hills repeat their success, or does Socorro have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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