The Northbrook Raiders will challenge the Cypress Ridge Rams at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Northbrook will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Northbrook's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Cypress Falls 1-0. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 182nd, while the Eagles are ranked 415th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Northbrook's one-goal win came courtesy of Kevin Garay, who's now up to five this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Cypress Ridge, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over Cypress Creek on Wednesday. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by four goals or more this season.
Cypress Ridge's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 20 goals over those six contests. As for Northbrook, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3-2 record this season.
Northbrook beat Cypress Ridge 2-0 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Will Northbrook repeat their success, or does Cypress Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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