Irving is 7-0 against Berkner since January of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Irving Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Berkner Rams at 7:15 p.m. Hopefully Irving is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Texas (they are ranked eighth, while Berkner is ranked 349th).
On Tuesday, Irving didn't have quite enough to beat Highland Park and fell 2-1. It was the first time this season that Irving let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, Berkner has been struggling as of late, and they have yet to win a game this season. Neither they nor MacArthur could gain the upper hand on Tuesday so the two teams had to settle for a 3-3 draw. While a more conclusive result would've been nice, Berkner got plenty of practice considering the match was the highest-scoring draw the team's played all season.
Irving's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-3-3. Berkner's draw gives them a new season record of 0-10-4.
Everything went Irving's way against Berkner in their previous matchup back in January as Irving made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Irving 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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