ECRL Texas Conference Cup - Challenge SC vs. Albion Hurricanes FC

<p>It will be rivalry time in the ECNL Girls Regional League Texas Conference Cup this week as the league's mid-week calendar will pit two of the most popular clubs in the Houston area, Challenge SC and Albion Hurricanes FC, which will see their teams clash at Burroughs Park, in Tomball, on Wednesday, at 8:00 PM.</p>   <p>The duels will take place in the 07s and 08s age groups and here's what to expect from each of them:</p>   <p><strong>Challenge SC RL G07 vs. Albion Hurricanes FC RL G07</strong></p>   <p>Challenge have been in very good form in the Texas Conference so far, with six wins, two losses and three ties. The team enters its mid-week encounter after collecting four points in last weekend's road trip to Oklahoma, where they topped Oklahoma Celtic RL G07 3-0 and tied OK Energy FC RL G07 2-2. Challenge's lineup starts with the reliable [player_tooltip player_id='158530' first='Sophia' last='Lipari'] between the posts and has hard-working left-back [player_tooltip player_id='121581' first='Victoria' last='Delatorre'] and strong defender Camryn Hicks in front of her. In midfield, the team counts on a strong trio formed by [player_tooltip player_id='169167' first='Lily' last='Owen'], Abby Friday and [player_tooltip player_id='26539' first='Bailey' last='Fovargue']. The team's attacking plays target forwards Makenzie Black, [player_tooltip player_id='156079' first='Maija' last='Tate'] and Olivia Knight.</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/victoriadlt2026/status/1716184180000776436?s=20 </div></figure>   <p>Albion are still undefeated in ECNL Regional League play this season, having won five and tied four of their matches played so far. They also brought four points home from Oklahoma this past weekend, having defeated OK Energy FC RL G07 2-1 and tied Oklahoma Celtic RL G07 1-1. The athletic Sydney Robinett had been starting in goal for Albion, who have Olivia Aguilar, Alyssa Peters and Hannah Ryan in front of her on defense. Midfield is one of the stronger areas in the team, with [player_tooltip player_id='225403' first='Keeley' last='Klenke'] bringing a lot of intensity, [player_tooltip player_id='226009' first='Molly' last='Elder'] organizing possession and Natalie Vernier using her dribbling in wider positions. Offensively, Atiana Lara, Madyson Hoffman and [player_tooltip player_id='26478' first='Arantxa' last='Varela'] have the quality to decide matches.</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/atiana_lara/status/1708539721679245581?s=20 </div></figure>   <p><strong>Challenge SC RL G08 vs. Albion Hurricanes FC RL G08</strong></p>   <p>Challenge have been one of the strongest teams in the ECNL Regional League Texas Conference, having eight wins, one loss and one tie in ten matches. [player_tooltip player_id='156237' first='Alexis' last='Crawford'] has been in great form between the posts and in front of her [player_tooltip player_id='27298' first='Teagan' last='Maddux'], [player_tooltip player_id='27318' first='Tyler' last='Weaver'] and [player_tooltip player_id='26934' first='Kloe' last='Purvis'] anchor the team's backline. Challenge have some interesting options in midfield, such as Ava Ravanbakhsh, [player_tooltip player_id='152232' first='Abigail' last='James'] and Calla Reef. [player_tooltip player_id='168947' first='Jolee' last='Ingram'] has been scoring goals for fun at top and is one of the team's several dangerous forwards alongside [player_tooltip player_id='26816' first='Jaselynn' last='Coots'], Paige Kees and [player_tooltip player_id='229561' first='Sophie' last='Chavez'].</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/Tyler41Weaver/status/1716151473870925914?s=20 </div></figure>   <p>Albion enter Thursday's match with four wins, two losses and four ties in the Texas Conference - the team will be looking to get a victory after a loss and two ties in their most recent matches. [player_tooltip player_id='169214' first='Callie' last='Gilliam'] and Kate Oelkers have been splitting time at goalkeeper, while [player_tooltip player_id='225413' first='Ashley' last='Currie'], [player_tooltip player_id='158640' first='Samantha' last='DeCuir'] and Philippa Garza have been among the most frequent options in the backline. In midfield, Sara Benton, Nathalie Romero-Raas and [player_tooltip player_id='156753' first='Brooklyn' last='York'] have been delivering excellent production. [player_tooltip player_id='140588' first='Sydney' last='Valentine'] has been Albion's main scorer recently, but the team has some other interesting offensive options, such as Emma Quintanilla and [player_tooltip player_id='148300' first='Sophia' last='Maalouf'].</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJndsd2U4UY </div></figure>

It will be rivalry time in the ECNL Girls Regional League Texas Conference Cup this week as the league's mid-week calendar will pit two of the most popular clubs in the Houston area, Challenge SC and Albion Hurricanes FC, which will see their teams clash at Burroughs Park, in Tomball, on Wednesday, at 8:00 PM.