Long is 0-3 against Houston Academy since February of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Long Rebels will head out on the road to challenge the Houston Academy Raiders at 7:15 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, Long beat Geneva 4-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Long.
They hit Geneva with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Romah Daniels (2),
Austin McDaniel, and
Risdon McCraney.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, Houston Academy made sure to put some goals up on the board against Northside Methodist Academy on Monday. Everything went their way against the Knights as they made off with a 9-1 win. Houston Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five matchups by four goals or more this season.
Long has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season. As for Houston Academy, their win bumped their record up to 6-4-1.
Long might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Houston Academy in their previous matchup last Friday. Can Long avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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