The Lovejoy Leopards will square off against the Wakeland Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Lovejoy comes in on seven and Wakeland on 13.
Lovejoy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Midlothian Heritage a 2-0 shutout. Give Lovejoy's defense some credit: that's the team's sixth straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Wakeland won against Jacksonville on Tuesday with three goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Friday. Wakeland walked away with a 3-1 win over Belton. Given Wakeland's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked fifth, while Belton are ranked 97th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wakeland's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-0-1. As for Lovejoy, their win bumped their record up to 21-1-1.
Lovejoy suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Wakeland when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can Lovejoy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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