Soccer Game Preview: El Paso vs. Burges

El Paso is 1-9 against Burges since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The El Paso Tigers will host the Burges Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. Burges took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on El Paso, who comes in off a win.

El Paso's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Jefferson as El Paso made off with a 3-0 win. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by three goals or more this season.

Meanwhile, Burges unfortunately witnessed the end of their nine-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Andress by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty seven goals in the game before, the Mustangs couldn't push the score so high this time.

El Paso is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Burges' loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 14-3.

El Paso came up short against Burges in their previous matchup on February 7th, falling 2-0. Will El Paso have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other soccer content.