The Lufkin Panthers will take on the Jacksonville Fightin' Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lufkin is headed into the contest having not lost since January 14 and will look to keep things rolling. They never let Marshall onto the board and left with a 4-0 win on Tuesday. Considering the Panthers have won four matches by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Jacksonville hasn't lost a match yet, a trend which continued in their latest game on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Marshall. Given the Fightin' Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Mavericks are ranked 600th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lufkin pushed their record up to 7-3-3 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 15 goals over those four games. As for Jacksonville, their victory bumped their record up to 10-0-3.
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