The Arlington Colts will head out on the road to challenge the Haltom Buffalos at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Arlington has ten straight victories, Haltom has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Arlington kept a clean sheet against Grand Prairie. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Gophers and snuck past 1-0. Given Arlington's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 31st, while Grand Prairie is ranked 292nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Haltom's offense. Their rough 5-0 defeat to Lamar on Friday might stick with them for a while.
Arlington pushed their record up to 17-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 24 goals over those seven games. As for Haltom, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season.
Everything went Arlington's way against Haltom in their previous meeting back in January as Arlington made off with a 7-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Arlington since the squad 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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