The Emerson Mavericks will face off against the Turner Lions at 8:00 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.
Friday just wasn't the day for Emerson's offense. They fell 2-0 to Liberty on Friday. Emerson have struggled against Liberty recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Turner also failed to score in their most recent game. They fell just short of Wakeland by a score of 1-0 on Friday. While losing is never fun, Turner can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 104th, while Wakeland are ranked sixth).
Turner suffered their first road loss, dropping their record down to 13-3-6. As for Emerson, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-5-1.
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