The Bullard Panthers will head out to square off against the Athens Hornets at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Bullard is coming into the game hot, having won their last 15 games.
Bullard's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Brownsboro as Bullard made off with an 8-0 victory. The Panthers' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three contests.
They hit Brownsboro with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Mollie Carlile (5), Alexis Flynn, Aubrey Kuechle, and Charley Whitehead.
Meanwhile, Athens won against Van on Tuesday with eight goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Friday. Athens blew past Grand Saline 8-1. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 301st, while the Indians are ranked 672nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bullard pushed their record up to 15-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 52 goals over those eight games. As for Athens, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-5.
Bullard beat Athens 5-3 when the teams last played back in February. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bullard since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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