The Beau Chene Gators will square off against the Rapides Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Beau Chene is headed into Wednesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight matches on Saturday. 2026 welcomed they with a 10-0 loss courtesy of Ruston. While losing is never fun, Beau Chene can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 117th, while Ruston are ranked 29th).
Meanwhile, Rapides fell victim to Buckeye and their airtight defense back in December of 2025. They came up short against the Panthers, falling 3-0. Rapides haven't had much luck with Buckeye recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Rapides' defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Beau Chene, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Beau Chene beat Rapides by a goal in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, winning 2-1. Will the Gators repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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