The Lubbock Westerners were not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They fell 2-0 to Lubbock-Cooper. While losing is never fun, Lubbock can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 516th, while Lubbock-Cooper is ranked 156th).
Lubbock's defeat dropped their record down to 1-13-4. As for Lubbock-Cooper, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-7-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lubbock will take on Abilene at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Abilene's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end. As for Lubbock-Cooper, they will head out on the road to face off against Coronado at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Coronado's defense has only allowed 0.2 goals per game this season, so Lubbock-Cooper's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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