Soccer Game Preview: Giddings vs. Rockdale

By Team Reports Feb 29, 2024, 2:22am

Preview: Giddings vs. Rockdale

Giddings is 9-0 against Rockdale since January of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Giddings Buffaloes will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rockdale Tigers at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Giddings has ten straight victories, Rockdale has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Giddings stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They never let Taylor onto the board and left with a 6-0 win. Giddings' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last ten games.

Their offense was hitting Taylor from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.

While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Taylor who was credited with the victory.

Giddings pushed their record up to 15-0-3 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 39 goals over those five matches. As for Rockdale, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14-4.

Giddings took their win against Rockdale in their previous matchup on February 6th by a conclusive 7-0. Will Giddings repeat their success, or does Rockdale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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