The Guyer Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Marcus Marauders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Guyer's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Hebron with a sharp 4-0 victory. The win was all the more spectacular given the Wildcats' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 222nd, while the Hawks are ranked 59th).
Meanwhile, Marcus hasn't lost a match since January 11th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Braswell as Marcus made off with a 3-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Marauders, who have now won three contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Kananelo Dube and Ethan Garza scored all three of Marcus' goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Marcus has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those five matchups. As for Guyer, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Guyer beat Marcus by a goal when the teams last played back in March of 2021, winning 1-0. Does Guyer have another victory up their sleeve, or will Marcus turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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