The Houston Academy Raiders will take on the Highland Home Flying Squadron at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Houston Academy has five straight victories, Highland Home has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
If Houston Academy beats Highland Home with six goals on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Raiders blew past Lee-Scott Academy 6-1 on Saturday. Houston Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 contests by four goals or more this season.
Brinley Harrell and Elsie Shirley scored all six of Houston Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 64 goals.
Meanwhile, Highland Home fell victim to Long and their airtight defense on Monday. They lost 8-0 to the Rebels.
Houston Academy's win was their 11th straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-1-3. Those road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 79 goals over those 11 games. As for Highland Home, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Houston Academy took their win against Highland Home in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 11-0 score. Will the Raiders repeat their success, or do the Flying Squadron have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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