Sunset and Hillcrest are an even 3-3 against one another since March of 2017, but likely not for long. The Sunset Bison will square off against the Hillcrest Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hillcrest will be up against a hot Sunset squad: the team just extended their winning streak to six. Sunset's defense stepped up to hand Jefferson an 8-0 shutout on Saturday. Give the Bison's defense some credit: that's the team's sixth straight shutout.
They hit Jefferson with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Gabriela Salas (4), Jaida Arizmendi (3), and Samantha Piedra Garcia.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, Hillcrest made sure to put some goals up on the board against Adamson on Friday. They put the hurt on the Leopards with a sharp 9-0 win. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Leopards are ranked 630th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sunset's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three contests. As for Hillcrest, 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 record this season.
Sunset took their win against Hillcrest in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 5-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sunset since the team 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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