The Heritage Coyotes will challenge the Independence Knights at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Heritage is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Emerson on Tuesday. Heritage fell just short of Emerson by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Coyotes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 260th, while the Mavericks are ranked 69th).
Meanwhile, Independence fell victim to Centennial and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Titans by a score of 1-0. The Knights have struggled against the Titans recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Independence's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4-1. As for Heritage, they now have a losing record at 2-3-1.
Heritage was able to grind out a solid win over Independence in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, winning 3-1. Does Heritage have another victory up their sleeve, or will Independence turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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