The Texas Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Marshall Mavericks at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Texas' offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Tigers on Tuesday. Texas lost 3-0 to Mt. Pleasant. While losing is never fun, Texas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 559th, while Mt. Pleasant is ranked 33rd).
Meanwhile, Marshall hadn't done well against Hallsville recently (they were 0-8-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Mavericks' defense stepped up to hand the Bobcats a 2-0 shutout.
Texas' defeat dropped their record down to 2-14-2. As for Marshall, their win ended a four-match drought on the road and puts them at 8-11-3.
Texas came out on top in a nail-biter against Marshall when the teams last played on February 2nd, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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