The Salado Eagles will face off against the Navasota Rattlers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Salado is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Salado is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Fort Bend Willowridge a 2-0 shutout. Given Salado's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 146th, while Fort Bend Willowridge is ranked 293rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Caine Cruddas and Gabriel Merriman scored both of Salado's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 32 goals.
Meanwhile, Navasota hasn't lost a match since February 14th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. They blew past Bridge City 7-1. The result was nothing new for Navasota, who have now won 14 matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Navasota is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-3-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 60 goals over those nine games. Salado's victory bumped their record up to 20-3-3.
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