The Taylor Ducks will square off against the China Spring Cougars at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Taylor took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Manor New Tech a 4-0 shutout. The high-scoring effort was just what the Ducks needed considering they were shut out in their previous matchup.
Kaleigh Woods and Analisa Arredondo scored all four of Taylor's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 15 goals.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, China Spring made sure to put some goals up on the board against Mexia on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Black Cats as they made off with an 8-0 win. The Cougars have beaten the Black Cats the last seven times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Black Cats has come to flipping the script.
Taylor has been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 17 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 51 goals over those 17 matchups. China Spring's victory bumped their record up to 11-7-2.
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