The Port Neches-Groves Indians will face off against the Sterling Rangers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Port Neches-Groves' defense has only allowed 0.4 goals per game this season, so Sterling's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Port Neches-Groves is headed into the contest without a loss and will look to keep things rolling. Neither they nor West Brook could gain the upper hand on Tuesday so the two teams had to settle for a 2-2 draw.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sterling). Their defense stepped up to hand Beaumont United a 3-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Rangers' winning goal came courtesy of Matthew Gonzalez.
Sterling's victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-0-2 and their overall record up to 4-2-3. Port Neches-Groves' draw gives them a new season record of 11-0-3.
Port Neches-Groves took their win against Sterling in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Port Neches-Groves 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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