Preview: Rudder vs. Magnolia West
Rudder is 1-8-1 against Magnolia West since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Rudder Rangers will head out on the road to square off against the Magnolia West Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. Rudder is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, Rudder came up short against Lake Creek and fell 5-3. While losing is never fun, Rudder can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 535th, while Lake Creek is ranked 128th).
Meanwhile, Magnolia West's last match on Friday was all defense as neither team scored a goal. They and A&M Consolidated finished up on equal footing with a 0-0 draw.
Rudder's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. Magnolia West's draw gives them a new season record of 9-3-4.
Rudder might still be hurting after the 6-3 defeat they got from Magnolia West in their previous matchup back in January. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Rudder was down 5-0.
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