Soccer Game Preview: Mission Veterans Memorial vs. Palmview

The Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots will face off against the Palmview Lobos at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Mission Veterans Memorial's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for six straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

Mission Veterans Memorial fell victim to Nixon and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 653rd, while the Mustangs are ranked 112th).

Meanwhile, Palmview's game on Wednesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of Nixon by a score of 1-0.

Palmview's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 1-1-1 and their overall record down to 1-6-1. As for Mission Veterans Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7-1.

Mission Veterans Memorial came up short against Palmview in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 3-1. Will Mission Veterans Memorial have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.