The Burleson Elks will venture away from home to take on the Joshua Owls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Burleson has given up an average of 2.5 goals per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week.
Burleson came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Centennial, falling 8-1. While losing is never fun, the Elks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 295th, while the Spartans are ranked 51st).
Meanwhile, Joshua entered their tilt with Everman on Tuesday with six consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with seven. They were the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over the Bulldogs. Considering the Owls have won nine games by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Joshua's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-3-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 30 goals over those six matches. As for Burleson, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9-1.
Burleson couldn't quite get it done against Joshua in their previous meeting back in February as they fell 2-0. Can Burleson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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