Lake Highlands is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Irving is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. A feisty cat fight will be fought as Lake Highlands challenge Irving at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lake Highlands' defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Richardson as Lake Highlands made off with a 5-0 victory. That five goal margin sets a new team best for the Wildcats this season.
Meanwhile, Irving beat MacArthur 2-0 on Tuesday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while the Cardinals are ranked 546th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lake Highlands has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those six games. Irving's win bumped their record up to 13-3.
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