The Americas Trail Blazers will face off against the Horizon Scorpions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Americas is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Texas' top teams: Bel Air, who was ranked eighth at the time (Americas was ranked 23rd). The Trail Blazers fell just short of the Highlanders by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. Americas' defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Their goal came courtesy of Oscar Nevarez, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, while the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was El Dorado who was credited with the win on Tuesday. The Aztecs got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Horizon's two.
Americas' loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 9-2. As for Horizon, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Americas came out on top in a nail-biter against Horizon when the teams last played back in March of 2025, sneaking past 1-0. Do the Trail Blazers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Scorpions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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