After flying high against Plainview last Friday, Palo Duro came back down to earth. The Palo Duro Dons lost 5-2 to the Caprock Longhorns on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Dons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 214th, while the Longhorns are ranked 97th).
Gael Garay and Butoyi Tharcisse scored both of Palo Duro's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Palo Duro's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Caprock, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-2.
The future could be bright for both Palo Duro and Caprock: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Palo Duro will look to extend Lubbock's four-game losing streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Caprock will try to hand Coronado their fourth-straight loss when the two meet at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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