The Cinco Ranch Cougars will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Kingwood Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cinco Ranch had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Their defense stepped up to hand Northbrook a 2-0 shutout on Monday. Given Cinco Ranch's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked tenth, while Northbrook is ranked 150th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cinco Ranch was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Ossian Elgstrom and
Andres Riera, who scored both of Cinco Ranch's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 20 so far this season.
Meanwhile, Kingwood entered their tilt with Alief Elsik with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the Rams by a score of 2-0 on Monday. That's two games straight that Kingwood has won by exactly two goals.
Cinco Ranch is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3-4 record this season. As for Kingwood, their win bumped their record up to 16-7-2.
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