The Lindale Eagles will face off against the Bullard Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lindale has three straight wins, Bullard has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Lindale's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Grand Saline as Lindale made off with a 6-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won five contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Bullard was not quite Mineola's equal in the second half on Friday. They fell just short of the Yellowjackets by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 629th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 289th).
Lindale pushed their record up to 9-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 21 goals over those four matches. As for Bullard, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.
Lindale came out on top in a nail-biter against Bullard in their previous matchup back in January, sneaking past 3-2. Does Lindale have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bullard turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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