Soccer Game Preview: Hutto vs. Vista Ridge

The Hutto Hippos will take on the Vista Ridge Rangers at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Hutto's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

Hutto managed to keep up with Vandegrift until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Hutto lost 3-0 to Vandegrift. While losing is never fun, the Hippos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 222nd, while the Vipers are ranked 76th).

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Vista Ridge, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Manor an 8-0 shutout on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Rangers in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now won six in a row.

Vista Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 10-6-3. As for Hutto, they now have a losing record of 7-8-2.