The Sharpstown Apollos will head out to take on the Galena Park Yellowjackets at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Sharpstown is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Waltrip on Thursday. Sharpstown fell just short of Waltrip by a score of 1-0. Considering the last time the Apollos couldn't score was back in January, the team can't take the result too hard.
Meanwhile, Galena Park kept a clean sheet against Waltrip on Tuesday. They beat the Rams by a goal, winning 1-0. The victory continues a trend for the Yellowjackets in their matchups with the Rams: they've now won six in a row.
Sharpstown's defeat dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Galena Park, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Sharpstown beat Galena Park 4-2 when the teams last played back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sharpstown 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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