Denison is 1-9 against Lovejoy since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Yellow Jackets will look to take advantage of their home pitch for the first time this season as they take on the Leopards at 7:15 p.m. Denison has given up an average of 2.7 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Denison is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Friday, they were much more limited against Walnut Grove on Tuesday. They came up short against the Wildcats, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, Denison can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 270th, while Walnut Grove are ranked first).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lovejoy, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They never let Anna get on the board and left with a 3-0 victory on Tuesday.
Lovejoy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those five matchups. As for Denison, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4-1.
Denison might still be hurting after the 5-0 loss they got from Lovejoy when the teams last played back in February of 2025. Can the Yellow Jackets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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