The King Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Atascocita Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. King's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Last Tuesday, King didn't have quite enough to beat Channelview and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 321st, while the Falcons are ranked 150th).
Meanwhile, Atascocita kept a clean sheet against Goose Creek Memorial on Tuesday. They beat the Patriots by a goal, winning 1-0.
King's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Atascocita, their win bumped their record up to 9-3.
King was able to grind out a solid victory over Atascocita in their previous matchup back in January, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for King since the squad 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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