The Nimitz Vikings will look to defend their home pitch on Friday against the Lake Highlands Wildcats at 7:15 p.m. Nimitz's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Friday just wasn't the day for Nimitz's offense. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Highland Park on Friday. While losing is never fun, Nimitz can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 191st, while Highland Park is ranked 19th).
Meanwhile, Lake Highlands had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.4 goals), and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-2 win over Pearce. Four seems to be a good number for Lake Highlands as the team scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
They hit Pearce with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Katelyn Hoppers (2),
Kacy Corcoran, and
Dani Chaump.
Nimitz's loss dropped their record down to 6-10-2. As for Lake Highlands, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4-2 record this season.
Nimitz might still be hurting after the 5-0 defeat they got from Lake Highlands in their previous matchup back in February. Will Nimitz have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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