Soccer Game Preview: Veterans Memorial vs. Boerne

The Veterans Memorial Patriots will take on the Boerne Greyhounds at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Veterans Memorial's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for 13 straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

Veterans Memorial is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Alamo Heights on Tuesday. Veterans Memorial lost 3-0 to Alamo Heights. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 495th, while the Mules are ranked 124th).

Meanwhile, Boerne waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their defense stepped up to hand the Antlers a 1-0 shutout. The Greyhounds' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four games.

Boerne's victory bumped their record up to 12-5. As for Veterans Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.

Veterans Memorial might still be hurting after the 4-0 defeat they got from Boerne in their previous meeting back in January. Will Veterans Memorial have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.