The Caprock Longhorns won against the Amarillo Sandies last Monday with two goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Friday. Caprock never let Amarillo onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. Given Caprock's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 46th, while Amarillo is ranked 267th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Caprock was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Fernando Lira and
Aldo Carrasco, who scored both of Caprock's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 24 so far this season.
Caprock pushed their record up to 11-0-2 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Amarillo, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-5-2.
Caprock will head out on the road to square off against Palo Duro at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Caprock's defense has only allowed 0.5 goals per game this season, so Palo Duro's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Amarillo, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Plainview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Plainview's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for nine straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
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