Preview: Pieper vs. Smithson Valley
After two games on the road, Pieper is heading back home. They will take on the Smithson Valley Rangers at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Pieper kept a clean sheet against Tivy. They had just enough and edged the Antlers out 1-0. Given Pieper's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while Tivy is ranked 284th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pieper's one-goal win came courtesy of
Roberto Iglesias, who's now up to six this season.
Meanwhile, Smithson Valley came tearing into Tuesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.8 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Boerne-Champion. Give Smithson Valley's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Pieper pushed their record up to 19-3 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Smithson Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 10-6-4.
Pieper beat Smithson Valley by a goal in their previous matchup back in February, winning 1-0. Will Pieper repeat their success, or does Smithson Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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