The Wakeland Wolverines will venture away from home to challenge the Highland Park Scots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Wakeland's defense has only allowed 0.4 goals per game this season, so Highland Park's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Highland Park will be up against a hot Wakeland team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Wakeland's defense stepped up to hand Newman Smith a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked third, while the Trojans are ranked 668th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last match, Highland Park made sure to put some goals up on the board against Turner on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 4-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Scots, who have now won four contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Highland Park's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored nine goals over those three games. As for Wakeland, their win bumped their record up to 8-0-1.
Everything went Wakeland's way against Highland Park when the teams last played back in March of 2017, as Wakeland made off with a 5-1 victory. Does Wakeland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Highland Park turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
