The Southwest Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the Benbrook Bobcats at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Southwest will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Southwest and Eastern Hills faced off in a cross-town battle on Saturday. Southwest narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Eastern Hills 2-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Raiders were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Benbrook came up short against Diamond Hill-Jarvis on Saturday, falling 4-1. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 648th, while the Eagles are ranked 130th).
Southwest's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those five matches. As for Benbrook, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
Southwest beat Benbrook 2-0 in their previous meeting back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southwest since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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