A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Whitehouse take on the Lufkin at 7:00 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.
Whitehouse will head out to face Lufkin after giving up their first home loss of the season on Monday. Whitehouse lost 4-0 to Jacksonville. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Wildcats haven't been shut out since back in January.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Lufkin's offense. They came up short against Jacksonville on Friday, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 493rd, while the Fightin' Indians are ranked 36th).
Lufkin has also been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 3-11 record this season. As for Whitehouse, their loss dropped their record down to 9-3.
Whitehouse beat Lufkin 3-1 in their previous matchup back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Whitehouse 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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