The East Central Hornets will face off against the Johnson Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
East Central is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Canyon on Friday. East Central fell just short of Canyon by a score of 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Hornets in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Johnson). They walked away with a 4-2 win over Clemens on Friday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Jaguars' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 456th, while the Buffaloes are ranked 166th).
Johnson has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those four games. As for East Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7-3.
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