The Lake Highlands Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the Richardson Eagles at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lake Highlands has three straight victories, Richardson has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Lake Highlands' defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Nimitz. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Vikings are ranked 447th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Richardson fell victim to Dallas Jesuit and their airtight defense on Friday. They lost 3-0 to the Rangers. That's two games in a row now that the Eagles have lost by exactly three goals.
Lake Highlands pushed their record up to 12-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 12 goals over those four contests. As for Richardson, their loss dropped their record down to 1-16.
Lake Highlands beat Richardson 2-0 in their previous meeting back in February. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Highlands 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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