Soccer Recap: San Antonio Memorial Takes a Loss

If San Antonio Memorial was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Gonzales last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The San Antonio Memorial Minutemen lost 5-2 to the La Vernia Bears on Tuesday. The match was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but the Minutemen couldn't quite close it out.

The defeat snapped San Antonio Memorial's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 13-5 record. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three games. As for La Vernia, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. San Antonio Memorial will challenge Luling at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. San Antonio Memorial is facing Luling at the right time seeing as Luling is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for La Vernia, they will take on Yoakum at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. La Vernia is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4 goals per game this season.