The Vidor Pirates will head out to challenge the Hardin-Jefferson Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Vidor is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to six goals last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Lumberton on Tuesday. They lost 5-0 to the Raiders. The shutout was out of character for the Pirates seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in January.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last match, Hardin-Jefferson made sure to put some goals up on the board against Little Cypress-Mauriceville on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Bears a 5-0 shutout. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by three goals or more this season.
Hardin-Jefferson is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 21 goals over those five matchups. As for Vidor, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 12-2.
Vidor skirted past Hardin-Jefferson 1-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Does Vidor have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hardin-Jefferson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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