The Martin Warriors will look to defend their home pitch on Friday against the Haltom Buffalos at 6:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many goals in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Tuesday, Martin didn't have quite enough to beat Lamar and fell 2-1. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Martin came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 116th, while Lamar is ranked 325th).
Meanwhile, Haltom was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Arlington by a score of 2-1.
This is the second loss in a row for Martin and nudges their season record down to 9-5-3. As for Haltom, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6-1.
Martin skirted past Haltom 3-2 in their previous meeting back in January. Will Martin repeat their success, or does Haltom have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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