The Chaparral Bobcats will venture away from home to take on the Ellison Eagles at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Chaparral's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Chaparral lost 4-1 to Lake Belton on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Chaparral can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 582nd, while Lake Belton are ranked 195th).
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Ellison's offense. They came up short against Belton on Tuesday, falling 8-0. That's two games in a row now that Ellison have lost by exactly eight goals.
Chaparral suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 5-13-3. As for Ellison, their loss dropped their record down to 3-14-2.
Chaparral beat Ellison by a goal when the teams last played on February 10th, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bobcats since the squad 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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