The Americas Trail Blazers will head out to face off against the Bel Air Highlanders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bel Air took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Americas, who comes in off a win.
Americas took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past El Dorado 7-0. Given the Trail Blazers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 244th, while the Aztecs are ranked 528th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Bel Air was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against El Dorado, falling 5-0.
Americas' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three matchups. As for Bel Air, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13.
Americas took their win against Bel Air when the teams last played on February 4th by a conclusive 6-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Americas since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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