The Permian Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Midland Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Permian has not lost a match since January 17th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. They beat San Angelo Central by a goal, winning 3-2. Three seems to be a good number for Permian as the team scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Midland kept a clean sheet against Midland Legacy on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Rebels. Given Midland's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 91st, while Midland Legacy is ranked 422nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Permian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-5-1 record this season. As for Midland, their win bumped their record up to 7-2-5.
Permian came out on top in a nail-biter against Midland when the teams last played back in March of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will Permian repeat their success, or does Midland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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