The Vandegrift Vipers will challenge the Stony Point Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Vandegrift has three straight victories, Stony Point has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Vandegrift's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Round Rock with a sharp 4-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Vipers, who have now won six contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 2-2 at halftime, Stony Point was not quite Round Rock's equal in the second half on Friday. They fell 4-2 to the Dragons. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 240th, while the Dragons are ranked 104th).
Joe Hernandez and Isaiah Blake scored both of Stony Point's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Vandegrift's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1-2. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 18 goals over those four games. As for Stony Point, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7-1.
Everything went Vandegrift's way against Stony Point in their previous meeting back in January, as Vandegrift made off with a 5-0 win. Will Vandegrift repeat their success, or does Stony Point have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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