Soccer Game Preview: Jacksonville vs. Tyler

The Jacksonville Fightin' Indians will take on the Tyler Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Jacksonville will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.

If Jacksonville beats Tyler with two goals on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Jacksonville skirted past Nacogdoches 2-1. Given the Fightin' Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Dragons are ranked 100th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Tyler kept a clean sheet against Marshall on Friday. They put the hurt on the Mavericks with a sharp 8-0 win. That looming 8-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Lions yet this season.

Jacksonville's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those four games. As for Tyler, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-7.