The Flour Bluff Hornets will take on the Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Flour Bluff sitting on nine straight wins and Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial on seven.
Flour Bluff's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over Carroll. The result was nothing new for the Hornets, who have now won nine contests by four goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, everything went Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial's way against Alice on Friday as Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial made off with a 3-0 victory. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while the Coyotes are ranked 717th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Flour Bluff's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-3. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four games. As for Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial, their victory bumped their record up to 14-3.
Flour Bluff came out on top in a nail-biter against Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial when the teams last played back in January, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Flour Bluff since the team 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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