The Coppell boys soccer team will play its second match of playoff season against Grand Prairie on Tuesday at Mustang-Panther Stadium at 8 p.m.

The Class 6A Region I area matchup is expected to be a competitive one, as Grand Prairie has proven itself to be quite a dangerous team this year.

The Gophers emerged unbeaten in their district with a record of 12-0-2, in which they scored 41 goals and conceded only 10. The Gophers also won 12 out of their 13 previous matches this season, including the 1-0 win against Skyline Thursday in their playoff opener.

Coppell has also been in form recently. Though it narrowly won 0-0(4-3) in penalty shootouts over Denton Guyer in its Class 6A Region I bi-district playoffs opener Thursday, the Cowboys dominated the match in terms of statistics – maintaining a majority of possession in the match and getting a good deal of shots on target. The team has also seen the return of several players to the field, such CHS senior midfielder Jeremy Basso who rejoined the team after a year long absence, strengthening Coppell in numbers.

“Grand Prairie is a good team, but its performance in its district doesn’t necessarily define them as a team because different districts had different difficulty,” CHS junior midfielder Nathan Hernandez said. “We’ve been playing great as a team recently, and I’m sure we’ll put up a good fight.”