The Diamond Hill-Jarvis Eagles will square off against the Eagle Mountain Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Diamond Hill-Jarvis is coming into the match hot, having won their last 17 games.
Diamond Hill-Jarvis' defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Eastern Hills as Diamond Hill-Jarvis made off with a 6-0 win. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 games by three goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Eastern Hills from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Eagle Mountain's offense. They came up short against Castleberry last Friday, falling 7-0. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 710th, while the Lions are ranked 47th).
Diamond Hill-Jarvis pushed their record up to 20-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up four goals over those nine matches. As for Eagle Mountain, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-11-4 record this season.
Diamond Hill-Jarvis took their win against Eagle Mountain when the teams last played back in January by a conclusive 8-1. Will Diamond Hill-Jarvis repeat their success, or does Eagle Mountain have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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