After two games on the road, McKinney North is heading back home. They will take on the Sherman Bearcats at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, McKinney North earned a 5-3 win over Greenville. Given McKinney North's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 44th, while Greenville is ranked 208th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Sherman was able to grind out a solid win over Princeton on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1. That's two games straight that Sherman has won by exactly two goals.
McKinney North has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2-3 record this season. As for Sherman, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-4-1.
McKinney North took their victory against Sherman in their previous meeting back in January by a conclusive 6-1. In that match, McKinney North amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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