The Azle Hornets will square off against the Saginaw Rough Riders at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Saginaw took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Azle, who comes in off a win.
Azle's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Fossil Ridge 3-0. The result kept Azle happy, as they haven't lost a game since January 30th.
Meanwhile, Saginaw was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They fell 2-0 to Granbury. While losing is never fun, Saginaw can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 684th, while Granbury are ranked 196th).
Azle is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-7-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those four matches. As for Saginaw, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
Azle got the 'W' when the teams last played on February 3rd against Saginaw by a conclusive 7-1 score. In that contest, the Hornets amassed a halftime lead of 4-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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