Mission was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was the Nixon Mustangs who were credited with the win. The Nixon Mustangs got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to the Mission Eagles' four. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 426th, while the Mustangs are ranked 103rd).
Mission's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Nixon, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 7-0-1.
Mission has already played their next match (against Martin), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Nixon will head out to face off against Roma at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nixon's defense has only allowed 0.4 goals per game this season, so Roma's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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