The Montwood Rams will take on the Pebble Hills Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Montwood's defense has only allowed 0.5 goals per game this season, so Pebble Hills' offense will have their work cut out for them.
Montwood is headed into Friday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of Franklin. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Rams came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Cougars are ranked 163rd).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pebble Hills). Their defense stepped up to hand Coronado a 6-0 shutout on Tuesday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Spartans considering their one-goal performance the matchup before.
Pebble Hills pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those three contests. As for Montwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-2-1.
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