The Smithville Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Caldwell Hornets at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses for Smithville and 16 for Caldwell.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Tigers on Friday. While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was Rockdale who was credited with the win. Rockdale got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to Smithville's four.
Caldwell managed to keep up with Salado until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Hornets came up short against the Eagles, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, Caldwell can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 865th, while Salado are ranked 48th).
Smithville's loss dropped their record down to 1-16-1. As for Caldwell, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-19-1.
Smithville skirted past Caldwell 2-1 in their previous matchup back in February. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers 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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