Caprock is 0-6 against Bel Air since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Caprock Longhorns will take on the Bel Air Highlanders at 2:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
With a playoff game on the line, Caprock rose to the challenge on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Cougars a 2-0 shutout. Given Caprock's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while Cooper is ranked 540th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Caprock was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Daniel Ramirez and
Aldo Carrasco, who scored both of Caprock's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 26 so far this season.
Meanwhile, Bel Air came tearing into Monday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Huskies out 3-2.
Caprock's victory bumped their record up to 14-1-3. As for Bel Air, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
Caprock came up short against Bel Air in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Caprock avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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