The Longview Lobos will be playing in front of their home fans against the Whitehouse Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Longview sitting on 12 straight wins and Whitehouse on three.
Last Tuesday, Longview kept a clean sheet against Pine Tree. They won by a goal and slipped past the Pirates 1-0. Longview's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four contests.
In what's become a running theme this season, Whitehouse gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Hallsville with a sharp 4-1 victory. Given Whitehouse's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 157th, while Hallsville is ranked 453rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Whitehouse hit Hallsville with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Takfarinas Kadi (2),
Braxton Ladwig, and
Joshua Tornes.
Longview is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for Whitehouse, their win bumped their record up to 14-5-1.
Longview came out on top in a nail-biter against Whitehouse in their previous matchup back in February, sneaking past 2-1. Will Longview repeat their success, or does Whitehouse have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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