While it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, the Gatesville Hornets were not quite the Salado Eagles's equal in the second half on Friday. They fell 3-1 to the Eagles. While losing is never fun, Gatesville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 398th, while Salado is ranked 75th).
Gatesville's defeat dropped their record down to 8-2-3. As for Salado, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-1-1 record this season.
Gatesville will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Stephenville at 7:00 p.m. on February 27th. As for Salado, they will head out on the road to square off against China Spring at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Salado is coming into the matchup with six straight victories on the road, so China Spring is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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