Texas HS Girls Playoff Match to Watch: Jordan vs. Lamar

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The playoffs are underway in the University Interscholastic League (UIL) high school soccer season and between now and April 13, the last day of the State Tournament, it's going to be win or go home for the teams fighting for the title in each of the six divisions in Texas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There will be plenty of exciting matches going on around the Lone Star State over the next three weeks and Prep Soccer will preview some of them. The area round is the next phase of the postseason, with matches taking place from March 28-30, and here's one to watch:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jordan vs. Lamar - March 29 - 7:00 PM - @ Butler Stadium</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jordan</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Warriors were the co-champions of District 19, with 11 wins, two losses and three ties. They began their playoff campaign with a 3-1 win over Elkins in the bi-district round. Jordan have 14 wins, four losses and five ties in their campaign, having scored 57 goals and conceded 14.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Freshman goalkeeper Taylor Thompson has been very good for Jordan between the posts. The Warriors use a solid back three, which has junior [player_tooltip player_id='165996' first='Grace' last='Robertson'] in the middle and sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='167732' first='Lilah' last='Katz'] on the left. Wingbacks [player_tooltip player_id='168734' first='Kayleigh' last='Pino'] (senior) and [player_tooltip player_id='26414' first='Alexandria' last='Ledbetter'] (sophomore) are very aggressive and have a big role in the team's offense. Senior [player_tooltip player_id='27028' first='Madison' last='Lambert'] is the team's main playmaker and feeds freshman [player_tooltip player_id='289628' first='Julia' last='Cleary'] and junior Hannah McCurdy up top.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/GWarriorsSoccer/status/1771537204528996408?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/GWarriorsSoccer/status/1771537204528996408?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lamar</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Texans were the top team in District 18 with an undefeated campaign of ten wins and two ties. The team advanced from the bi-district round with a tight 1-0 win over Northbrook. Lamar's entire season has had 12 wins, five losses and two ties so far, with 80 goals for and 24 against.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After playing forward last year, junior Chifum Ibekwe moved to goalkeeper and has been very reliable for them. Sophomores Marley Reese and Linnea Scheet give the team's backline some stability at center back. Lamar's midfield is one of the team's main strengths, with senior Jojo Pastore and sophomore Nahomy Portillo displaying great creativity and finishing skills, while senior Taylor Nguyen and freshman [player_tooltip player_id='229580' first='Delaney' last='Perry'] bring the intensity. The Texans also have some nice options up top, including senior Addison Classetti, junior Karoline Velasquez and freshman Lillie Fleming.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/LamarTexWSoccer/status/1762947342208999432?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/LamarTexWSoccer/status/1762947342208999432?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->