The Grace Community Cougars will venture away from home to square off against the Hyde Park Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Friday just wasn't the day for Grace Community's offense. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cristo Rey Dallas College Prep last Friday. While losing is never fun, Grace Community can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 588th, while Cristo Rey Dallas College Prep are ranked 195th).
Meanwhile, Hyde Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They came up short against Bishop Dunne, falling 4-0. The matchup was a close 1-0 at the break, but unfortunately for Hyde Park it sure didn't stay that way.
Hyde Park's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Grace Community, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Grace Community got the 'W' in their previous matchup back in February of 2019 against Hyde Park by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars 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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