The Independence Knights will challenge the Emerson Mavericks at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Independence's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for ten straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Independence is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Heritage on Friday. Independence came up short against Heritage, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 566th, while the Coyotes are ranked 176th).
Meanwhile, Emerson had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They never let the Coyotes get on the board and left with a 1-0 win. That's two games straight that the Mavericks have won by just one goal.
Independence's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Emerson, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5.
Independence came up short against Emerson in their previous matchup back in January, falling 2-0. Will Independence have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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