The Independence Knights will head out on the road to take on the Emerson Mavericks at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Independence's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Independence's offense. They fell 2-0 to Heritage on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Independence can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 510th, while Heritage are ranked 108th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Emerson, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They came out on top against Frisco by a score of 3-1 on Thursday. John Pacheco had the honor of scoring the game-winner for Emerson.
Independence's loss dropped their record down to 2-7-2. As for Emerson, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1-1.
Independence might still be hurting after the 5-0 defeat they got from Emerson in their previous meeting back in February of 2025. Can the Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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