The Irving Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Nimitz Vikings at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Irving's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for eight straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Irving's offense. They lost 4-0 to Pearce on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Irving can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 474th, while Pearce are ranked 103rd).
Meanwhile, Nimitz kept a clean sheet against Richardson on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over the Eagles. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Nimitz.
The victory got Nimitz back to even at 8-8-1. As for Irving, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9-2.
Irving skirted past Nimitz 1-0 in their previous matchup on February 4th. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers 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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