The Coppell Cowboys are taking a road trip to challenge the Marcus Marauders at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Coppell is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 12 games.
Last Friday, Coppell narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Flower Mound 2-1. Given the Cowboys' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Jaguars are ranked 515th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Marcus was not quite Little Elm's equal in the second half on Friday. They fell just short of the Lobos by a score of 1-0.
Coppell's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-1-1. As for Marcus, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6-4.
Coppell was able to grind out a solid victory over Marcus in their previous matchup back in February, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Coppell since the squad 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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