Hillcrest is 9-0-1 against Jefferson since February of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Hillcrest Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Jefferson Patriots at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hillcrest has four straight victories, Jefferson has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Hillcrest kept a clean sheet against Adamson. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Leopards. Given Hillcrest's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 119th, while Adamson is ranked 382nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kamrynn Martinez was the driving force of Hillcrest's attack as she scored both of Hillcrest's goals. With that big game she's now up to 27 goals this season.
Meanwhile, Jefferson fell victim to Sunset's stalwart defense on Monday and couldn't make it onto the board. They suffered a tough 6-0 loss at the hands of the Bison.
Hillcrest has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3-2 record this season. As for Jefferson, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12-1.
Everything went Hillcrest's way against Jefferson in their previous meeting back in February as Hillcrest made off with a 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hillcrest since the squad 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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