The Tyler Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Nacogdoches Dragons at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
It was a proper cat-fight when Tyler duked it out withWhitehouse on Saturday. Tyler fell just short of Whitehouse by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 386th, while the Wildcats are ranked 147th).
Meanwhile, Nacogdoches and Whitehouse finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw on Monday.
Nacogdoches' goal came courtesy of Victor Martinez, who's now up to two this season.
Nacogdoches' draw makes their record 5-2-3 this season. As for Tyler, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5-2.
Tyler skirted past Nacogdoches 2-1 in their previous matchup back in February of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tyler since the squad 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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