Santa Fe hasn't had much luck against Friendswood recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Santa Fe Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Friendswood Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Santa Fe's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over La Porte. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
Meanwhile, Friendswood came tearing into Friday's game with 13 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.6 goals), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Tornadoes 9-0. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Tornadoes are ranked 675th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Friendswood's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up three goals over those seven matchups. As for Santa Fe, their win bumped their record up to 12-4.
Santa Fe suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Friendswood when the teams last played back in February. Can Santa Fe avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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