The Poly Bears will square off against the Arlington Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Poly's last eight contests have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Poly is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Neither they nor Valley View could gain the upper hand on Monday so the two teams had to settle for a 4-4 draw. While a more conclusive result would've been nice, the Bears got plenty of practice considering the match was the highest-scoring draw the team's played all season.
Meanwhile, Arlington came tearing into Monday's match with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 1-0 shutout. The Lions' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four games.
With that draw, Poly's record moves to 11-4-4. As for Arlington, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-1-2 record this season.
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