Henderson is 10-0 against Tatum since February of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Henderson Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Tatum Eagles at 6:45 p.m. Hopefully Henderson is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Texas (they are ranked 289th, while Tatum is ranked 738th).
Henderson waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins but they left with three. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Carthage 3-2. Three seems to be a good number for Henderson as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Tatum came into Saturday's game having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They never let New Diana onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Saturday. The win was just what Tatum needed coming off of a 9-0 defeat in their prior matchup.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Kam Beaty and
Giani Garza, who scored both of Tatum's goals. The pair have combined for a total of seven so far this season.
Henderson is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5-1 record this season. As for Tatum, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-13.
Everything went Henderson's way against Tatum in their previous matchup back in January as Henderson made off with a 5-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Henderson 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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