Santa Fe hasn't had much luck against Friendswood recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Santa Fe Indians will be playing in front of their home fans against the Friendswood Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. Santa Fe is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.6 goals per game this season.
Santa Fe is headed into Friday's following a draw, the team's first since January 9. They and La Porte finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw on Tuesday. The Indians had to tread lightly for part of the matchup as three Santa Fe players were handed yellow cards, which could explain the final result.
Their goal came courtesy of Madelyn Utton, who's now up to eight this season.
Meanwhile, Friendswood had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.1 goals) and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 9-1 margin over the Tornadoes. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won seven games by three goals or more so far this season.
Santa Fe's draw makes their record 7-2-4 this season. As for Friendswood, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2-1.
Santa Fe suffered a grim 6-1 defeat to Friendswood when the teams last played back in February of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Santa Fe was down 4-1.
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