The Arlington Colts will face off against the Lamar Vikings at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Arlington's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for seven straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Arlington's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They skirted past Bowie 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Arlington were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Lamar's offense. They came up short against Sam Houston on Tuesday, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, Lamar can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 292nd, while Sam Houston are ranked 24th).
Arlington's win bumped their record up to 5-13-2. As for Lamar, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-8-4.
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