Soccer Game Preview: Roma vs. Nixon

The Roma Gladiators will face off against the Nixon Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Roma's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

If Roma beats Nixon with one goal on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Roma who was credited with the victory on Tuesday. Roma got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to Mission Veterans Memorial's four.

Roma will be up against a hot Nixon team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Nixon who was credited with the win on Tuesday. Nixon got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to Mission's four. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Eagles are ranked 426th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Nixon's one-goal win came courtesy of Pedro Zapata, who's now up to four this season.

Nixon's victory bumped their record up to 7-0-1. As for Roma, their win bumped their record up to 3-1-1.