The Boerne Greyhounds will venture away from home to face off against the Veterans Memorial Patriots at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Boerne has four straight victories, Veterans Memorial has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Boerne's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Tivy, sneaking past 1-0. Give the Greyhounds' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Veterans Memorial's game on Tuesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They came up short against Alamo Heights, falling 3-0. 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 495th, while the Mules are ranked 124th).
Veterans Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Boerne, their win bumped their record up to 12-5.
Everything went Boerne's way against Veterans Memorial in their previous matchup back in January, as Boerne made off with a 4-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Boerne 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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