Monterey is 10-0 against Lubbock since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Monterey Plainsmen will be playing at home against the Lubbock Westerners at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Monterey has 13 straight victories, Lubbock has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Tuesday, Monterey narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Cooper 2-1. Given Monterey's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 50th, while Cooper is ranked 526th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Monterey was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
JT Tuttle and
Giovanni Cardenas, who scored both of Monterey's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 19 so far this season.
Meanwhile, Lubbock fell victim to Wylie's stalwart defense on Tuesday and couldn't make it onto the board. They suffered a rough 3-0 loss at the hands of the Bulldogs. Lubbock has not had much luck with Wylie recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Monterey's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-0-1. As for Lubbock, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8-2.
Monterey took their win against Lubbock in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 10-1. In that game, Monterey amassed a halftime lead of 4-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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