The similarities were practically uncanny for the Benjamin Russell soccer teams on Thursday night.

In the second game of the season, and home opener for the Wildcats, both teams suffered a 2-1 loss to the Central-Phenix. And seemingly, the story was the same for both.

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Samuel Higgs / TPI Benjamin Russell's Jerly Barragan dribbles the ball up the field against Central-Phenix on Thursday. Both the boys and girls team suffered 2-1 losses.

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Samuel Higgs / TPI Benjamin Russell's Carder Owens attempts to steal the ball away from a Central-Phenix player. There are eight new starters for the boys soccer team.