The Del Valle Cardinals will look to defend their home pitch on Friday against the Akins Eagles at 7:45 p.m. Del Valle will be strutting in after a win while Akins will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Del Valle had just enough and edged Johnson out 2-1. Given Del Valle's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while Johnson is ranked 509th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Akins' game on Wednesday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of Lake Travis by a score of 2-1. Akins has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Their goal came courtesy of
Alonzo Cruz, who's now up to five this season.
Del Valle's win bumped their record up to 6-2-4. As for Akins, they dropped their record down to 5-6-2 with that loss, which was their fifth straight at home.
Del Valle took their victory against Akins when the teams last played back in January by a conclusive 4-1. Does Del Valle have another victory up their sleeve, or will Akins turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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