The Jay Mustangs will square off against the Southwest Legacy Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Jay took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Harlandale a 1-0 shutout. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 178th, while the Indians are ranked 449th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite a strong season so far, Southwest Legacy has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of Southwest. That's two games in a row now that the Titans have lost by just one goal.
Jay has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 34 goals over those nine contests. As for Southwest Legacy, their loss dropped their record down to 11-4-2.
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