The Pearce Mustangs will look to defend their home pitch on Tuesday against the Highland Park Scots at 7:15 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Pearce kept a clean sheet against Nimitz. They beat the Vikings by a goal, winning 1-0. That's two games straight that Pearce has won by exactly one goal.
Meanwhile, Highland Park had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1.3 goals), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Richardson. Given Highland Park's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked fifth, while Richardson is ranked 64th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Highland Park hit Richardson with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Reid Valentine,
John Elmore, and
Brant Williams.
Pearce has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5-2 record this season. As for Highland Park, they pushed their record up to 15-1-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Pearce might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Highland Park when the teams last played back in January. Will Pearce have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other soccer content.
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