Mabank hasn't had much luck against Sunnyvale recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Panthers will square off against the Raiders at 7:15 p.m.
Mabank managed to keep up with Community until halftime on Saturday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Panthers lost 8-0 to the Braves. While losing is never fun, Mabank can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 503rd, while Community are ranked 132nd).
Meanwhile, Sunnyvale kept a clean sheet against Kemp on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Yellowjackets with a sharp 5-0 victory. Considering Sunnyvale have won six contests by more than two goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
The win made it two in a row for Sunnyvale and bumps their season record up to 11-4-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those two matchups. As for Mabank, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6-2.
Mabank might still be hurting after the 4-0 defeat they got from Sunnyvale in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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