Preview: Pieper vs. Boerne-Champion
The Pieper Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Boerne-Champion Chargers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Pieper is coming into the game hot, having won their last 13 games.
On Tuesday, Pieper kept a clean sheet against Canyon. They came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 2-0. Given Pieper's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while Canyon is ranked 215th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pieper was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Jaxon Shaffer and
Owen Harris, who scored both of Pieper's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 25 so far this season.
Meanwhile, Boerne-Champion has not lost a match since February 6th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Friday. Neither they nor Canyon could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw.
Pieper's win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 49 goals over those ten games. With that draw, Boerne-Champion's record moves to 10-2-3.
Pieper beat Boerne-Champion 2-0 in their previous meeting on February 6th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pieper since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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