Grand Oaks hasn't had much luck against Conroe recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Grand Oaks Grizzlies will take on the Conroe Tigers at 7:30 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Grand Oaks took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against New Caney as Grand Oaks made off with a 5-1 win. Given the Grizzlies' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 177th, while the Eagles are ranked 641st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Conroe had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.8 goals) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They blew past the War Eagles 7-3. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won seven contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Grand Oaks has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 37 goals over those nine games. Conroe pushed their record up to 13-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Grand Oaks beat Conroe 3-1 when the teams last played back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grand Oaks since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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