The McLane Highlanders will take on the Corcoran Panthers in a holiday battle at at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in McLane's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Corcoran has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
If Corcoran heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when McLane took over last week. McLane had just enough and edged Minarets out 2-1 on Tuesday.
Celeste Thahane and Ashlee Salinas scored both of McLane's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 24 goals.
Meanwhile, Corcoran had to endure a seven-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They and Farmersville finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw on Tuesday. The result (or lack thereof) marked the Panthers' first draw of the season.
Corcoran's draw gives them a new season record of 0-7-1. As for McLane, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
Everything went McLane's way against Corcoran in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as McLane made off with a 5-2 win. Will McLane repeat their success, or does Corcoran have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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