The Hanks Knights will look to defend their home pitch on Friday against the Ysleta Indians at 7:30 p.m. Ysleta took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Hanks, who comes in off a win.
Hanks can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Parkland a 2-0 shutout. The victory was just what Hanks needed coming off of a 3-0 loss in their prior game.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Gael De La Rosa and
Evan Ruiz, who scored both of Hanks' goals. The pair have combined for a total of three so far this season.
Meanwhile, Ysleta was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. Their tough 6-1 loss to Del Valle might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Ysleta can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 632nd, while Del Valle is ranked 278th).
Hanks now has a winning record of 11-10-1. As for Ysleta, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-16-1.
Everything went Hanks' way against Ysleta in their previous meeting back in February as Hanks made off with a 4-1 victory. Does Hanks have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ysleta turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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