A feisty cat fight will be fought as Lufkin duke it out with Texas at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lufkin's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Lufkin fell victim to Hallsville and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Bobcats. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 495th, while the Bobcats are ranked 110th).
Meanwhile, Texas managed to keep up with Jacksonville until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Texas came up short against Jacksonville, falling 5-1. Having soared to a lofty five goals in the game before, the Tigers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Their goal came courtesy of Karla Vasquez, who's now up to seven this season.
Texas dropped their record down to 7-7 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Lufkin, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-13.
Lufkin might still be hurting after the 4-0 loss they got from Texas in their previous meeting back in February. Will Lufkin have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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