The Jacksonville Fightin' Indians will square off against the Mt. Pleasant Tigers at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Jacksonville is headed into the contest having not lost since January 11 and will look to keep things rolling. They blew past Texas 5-1 on Tuesday. Considering the Fightin' Indians have won 15 games by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Mt. Pleasant kept a clean sheet against Marshall on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Mavericks as they made off with a 6-0 win. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 211th, while the Mavericks are ranked 622nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jacksonville is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up three goals over those 14 contests. The victory made it two in a row for Mt. Pleasant and bumps their season record up to 11-4.
Everything went Jacksonville's way against Mt. Pleasant in their previous meeting back in February, as Jacksonville made off with a 6-0 win. Does Jacksonville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mt. Pleasant turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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