The matchup between Ennis and Red Oak on Tuesday hardly resembled the 2-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Ennis Lions lost 8-0 to the Red Oak Hawks. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 505th, while the Hawks are ranked 68th).
Ennis has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5-3 record this season. As for Red Oak, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Ennis take on the Midlothian at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Midlothian has six straight victories, Ennis has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch. As for Red Oak, they will be playing at home against Corsicana at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Red Oak is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.8 goals per game this season.
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