The Harker Heights Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Mesquite Skeeters at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Harker Heights had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the three-goal drubbing they dealt Lake Belton on Thursday. Harker Heights' defense stepped up to hand Lake Belton a 3-0 shutout.
Harker Heights hit Lake Belton with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Mekhi Carwise, Trevon Richards, and Trey Johns.
Meanwhile, Mesquite made easy work of Poteet on Friday and carried off a 3-0 win. The Skeeters might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by three goals or more this season.
Mesquite has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-3-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 36 goals over those 11 games. Harker Heights' victory bumped their record up to 6-8-6.
Harker Heights beat Mesquite 3-1 when the teams last played back in April of 2015. Will Harker Heights repeat their success, or does Mesquite have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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