A feisty cat fight will be fought as Lufkin challenge Texas at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Lufkin will be strutting in after a win while Texas will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Lufkin had just enough and edged out Hallsville 2-1. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 154th, while the Bobcats are ranked 426th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after soaring to five goals the game before, Texas was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Jacksonville.
The victory made it two in a row for Lufkin and bumps their season record up to 9-5. As for Texas, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost seven of their last nine contests. That's still a better percentage than their 2-10 record this season.
Everything went Lufkin's way against Texas when the teams last played back in February, as Lufkin made off with a 4-1 win. In that game, Lufkin amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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