Preview: Wagner vs. Pieper
Wagner is 0-3 against Pieper since February of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Wagner Thunderbirds will head out on the road to face off against the Pieper Warriors at 7:15 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Wagner has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Pieper will arrive with ten straight wins.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Wagner had to settle for a 3-2 loss against Boerne-Champion. Wagner has not had much luck with Boerne-Champion recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Meanwhile, Pieper kept a clean sheet against Seguin on Friday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Matadors. Pieper's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last five matchups.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Blake Dildy and
Erik Ong, who scored both of Pieper's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 18 so far this season.
Wagner has traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-13-3 record this season. As for Pieper, they pushed their record up to 14-2-1 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Wagner suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Pieper when the teams last played back in January. Can Wagner avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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