The Highland Park Scots will face off against The Colony at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Highland Park has seven straight wins, The Colony has 17 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
If The Colony heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Highland Park took over last week. Highland Park narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Wakeland 2-1. The win was all the more spectacular given the Scots' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Wolverines are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, The Colony fell victim to Newman Smith and their airtight defense on Friday. They came up short against the Trojans, falling 5-0. One thing that didn't help the Cougars' chances was the red card they were dealt courtesy of Leo Hernandez.
Highland Park pushed their record up to 12-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those seven matches. As for The Colony, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-17.
Highland Park took their win against The Colony in their previous meeting back in February by a conclusive 7-1. Does Highland Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will The Colony turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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