The Lopez Lobos are on the road again on Friday to play the Southwest Dragons at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Lopez walked away with it. They never let the Chargers onto the board and left with a 1-0 win on Monday. Given Lopez's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while Veterans Memorial is ranked 184th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Southwest came tearing into Tuesday's match with 17 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Brahmas 5-2. Considering Southwest has won 18 games by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit MacArthur with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Ramiro Flores (2),
Santiago Delgadillo,
Santiago Rangel, and
Caleb Barajas.
Lopez is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-2-2 record this season. As for Southwest, their victory bumped their record up to 22-2-1.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
