The Austin Maroons will square off against the Akins Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Austin is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Austin is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Westlake on Monday. Austin fell 3-1 to Westlake. While losing is never fun, the Maroons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 520th, while the Chaparrals are ranked 127th).
Akins got their first taste of in-conference action this week and they started things off strong. They had just enough and edged out Westlake 1-0 on Friday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Eagles were the better team in the second half.
Austin's defeat dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Akins, their win bumped their record up to 4-11.
Austin was able to grind out a solid victory over Akins when the teams last played on February 5th, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Austin 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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