The Highland Home Flying Squadron will venture away from home to face off against the Houston Academy Raiders at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Highland Home has struggled recently with eight losses in a row, while Houston Academy will arrive with five straight wins.
Highland Home fell victim to Long and their airtight defense on Monday. They came up short against the Rebels, falling 8-0.
Meanwhile, Houston Academy won against Altamont on Friday with six goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Saturday. Everything went the Raiders' way against Lee-Scott Academy as they made off with a 6-1 victory. Considering Houston Academy have won 13 matchups by more than three goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Brinley Harrell and Elsie Shirley scored all six of Houston Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 64 goals.
Houston Academy's win was their 11th straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-1-3. The road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 79 goals over those 11 games. As for Highland Home, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Highland Home suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Houston Academy when the teams last played back in March. Can the Flying Squadron avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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