Friday just wasn't the day for Northeast Early College's offense. They came up short against the Gateway College Preparatory Gators on Friday, falling 9-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Gators this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 6-0 back in January.
This is the second loss in a row for Northeast Early College and nudges their season record down to 8-5. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 16-2 Burnet (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 83.9% over those games). As for Gateway College Preparatory, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Northeast Early College will welcome LBJ Austin at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Northeast Early College has given up an average of 2.9 goals per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week. As for Gateway College Preparatory, they will face off against Burnet at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Burnet comes in on 14 and Gateway College Preparatory on seven.
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