The Jacksonville Fightin' Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Lufkin Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Jacksonville is headed into the match without a loss and will look to keep things rolling. They skirted past Marshall 3-2. Given the Fightin' Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Mavericks are ranked 600th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Lufkin made sure to put some goals up on the board against Marshall on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over the Mavericks. The victory continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Mavericks: they've now won five in a row.
Lufkin pushed their record up to 7-3-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those four games. As for Jacksonville, their record now sits at 10-0-3.
Jacksonville skirted past Lufkin 2-1 in their previous meeting back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jacksonville 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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