The Monterey Plainsmen will remain on the road Friday, taking on the Midlothian Panthers at 3 p.m. Both teams will enter this contest with a focus on winning their previous games.
With a playoff game on the line, Monterey rose to the challenge Tuesday. The 0-0 score might have suggested a tie, but it was the Plainsmen who delivered the victory. Monterey won the shootout, scoring seven goals to Lubbock-Cooper's six. Considering Monterey is favored in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (Monterey has him No. 46 and Lubbock Cooper has him No. 247), this result wasn't completely unexpected.
Midlothian has already won 10 games in a row (outscoring opponents by an average of 3.9 goals) and went into Tuesday with 11 wins. They got past the Rough Riders 3-2. Midlothian achieved success despite the referee not missing anything. Three Midlothian players were given yellow cards.
Midlothian's tag duo of Kayden Nizer and Dawson Lopez, who scored all three of their goals, led them to the victory. The pair have played a total of 28 games so far this season.
Monterey's victory improved his record to 23 wins, 0 losses, and 2 draws. As for Midlothian, they've been on a roll lately. They have won 13 of their past 14 games, a nice improvement to their 21-2-3 record this season.
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