The Taft Raiders won the last time they faced the Stevens Falcons, and things went their way on Friday too. Taft narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Stevens 2-1. Given Taft's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 244th, while Stevens is ranked 596th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jorge Diego Ortega Garcia was the driving force of Taft's attack as he scored both of Taft's goals. With that big game he's now up to 17 goals this season.
Taft has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9-1 record this season. As for Stevens, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-17-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Taft will challenge Sotomayor at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Stevens is on the road again on Tuesday and plays Brennan at 5:00 p.m. on March 5th.
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