The Hearne Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the China Spring Cougars at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Hearne will be strutting in after a victory while China Spring will be coming in after a loss.
Hearne took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They never let Connally get on the board and left with a 2-0 win. Hearne have beaten Connally the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest Connally has come to flipping the script.
Braulio Aguina-Lopez and Eduardo Lopez-Pecina scored both of Hearne's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 20 goals.
Meanwhile, China Spring was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They lost 10-0 to La Vega. While losing is never fun, China Spring can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 748th, while La Vega are ranked 117th).
Hearne's victory bumped their record up to 8-6. As for China Spring, their loss dropped their record down to 6-15-1.
Hearne beat China Spring 3-1 when the teams last played back in February. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles 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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