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11-5A BOYS SOCCER: Mustangs edge North Garland
By DEVIN HASSON, dhasson@starlocalnews.com
The second half of the 11-5A soccer season got started on Tuesday and Sachse continued its recent rise in the standings.
The Mustangs won their third consecutive match by edging North Garland, 3-2. Casey Eaton scored a pair of goals and Jose Cruz added another.
Sachse is now 5-2 as it moves ahead of Rowlett (4-2), who was idle on Tuesday.
The Mustangs had been coming off a 3-1 win over Naaman Forest on Friday, getting goals from Eaton, Josh Brown and Gabriel Alvarez.
Rowlett closed the first half of the district season by squeaking by Lakeview on Friday with a 1-0 win.
South Garland (4-2) and Naaman Forest (3-3) are also in the hunt for the 11-5A title as the season hits its stretch run.
Sachse will try to continue its strong run on Friday at 8 p.m. at Homer B. Johnson Stadium against Lakeview, while Rowlet faces Garland at 6 p.m. at Williams Stadium.
Those two teams will then meet in a showdown on Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Williams Stadium.
STANDINGS
Sachse 5-2 10-8-0
Rowlett 4-2 9-7-0
South Garland 4-2 4-4-1
Naaman Forest 3-3 6-5-4
Lakeview 2-3 7-7-0
Garland 1-4 2-7-2
North Garland 1-5 4-12-1
Tuesday's Results
Lakeview vs. Garland
Sachse 3, North Garland 2
Naaman Forest vs. South Garland
Rowlett, bye
Friday's Results
Sachse 3, Naaman Forest 1
Rowlett 1, Lakeview 0
South Garland, bye
Friday's Matches
Rowlett vs. Garland
6 p.m. at Williams Stadium
South Garland vs. North Garland
6 p.m. at Homer B. Johnson Stadium
Sachse vs. Lakeview
8 p.m. at Homer B. Johnson Stadium
Tuesday's Matches
North Garland vs. Naaman Forest
6 p.m. at Williams Stadium
Rowlett vs. Sachse
8 p.m. at Williams Stadium
Lakeview vs. South Garland
8 p.m. at Homer B. Johnson Stadium
The Mustangs won their third consecutive match by edging North Garland, 3-2. Casey Eaton scored a pair of goals and Jose Cruz added another.
Sachse is now 5-2 as it moves ahead of Rowlett (4-2), who was idle on Tuesday.
The Mustangs had been coming off a 3-1 win over Naaman Forest on Friday, getting goals from Eaton, Josh Brown and Gabriel Alvarez.
Rowlett closed the first half of the district season by squeaking by Lakeview on Friday with a 1-0 win.
South Garland (4-2) and Naaman Forest (3-3) are also in the hunt for the 11-5A title as the season hits its stretch run.
Sachse will try to continue its strong run on Friday at 8 p.m. at Homer B. Johnson Stadium against Lakeview, while Rowlet faces Garland at 6 p.m. at Williams Stadium.
Those two teams will then meet in a showdown on Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Williams Stadium.
STANDINGS
Sachse 5-2 10-8-0
Rowlett 4-2 9-7-0
South Garland 4-2 4-4-1
Naaman Forest 3-3 6-5-4
Lakeview 2-3 7-7-0
Garland 1-4 2-7-2
North Garland 1-5 4-12-1
Tuesday's Results
Lakeview vs. Garland
Sachse 3, North Garland 2
Naaman Forest vs. South Garland
Rowlett, bye
Friday's Results
Sachse 3, Naaman Forest 1
Rowlett 1, Lakeview 0
South Garland, bye
Friday's Matches
Rowlett vs. Garland
6 p.m. at Williams Stadium
South Garland vs. North Garland
6 p.m. at Homer B. Johnson Stadium
Sachse vs. Lakeview
8 p.m. at Homer B. Johnson Stadium
Tuesday's Matches
North Garland vs. Naaman Forest
6 p.m. at Williams Stadium
Rowlett vs. Sachse
8 p.m. at Williams Stadium
Lakeview vs. South Garland
8 p.m. at Homer B. Johnson Stadium
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