The Smithson Valley Rangers will challenge the Boerne Greyhounds at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Smithson Valley sitting on three straight victories and Boerne on five.
Smithson Valley took a three-goal defeat the last time they faced off against Alamo Heights, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Rangers' defense stepped up to hand the Mules a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Smithson Valley were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Boerne). Everything went their way against Veterans Memorial on Tuesday as they made off with a 9-0 win. Given Boerne's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 161st, while Veterans Memorial are ranked 733rd) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Boerne's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Smithson Valley, their win bumped their record up to 7-3-1.
Smithson Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Boerne in their previous matchup back in February of 2025, sneaking past 3-2. Will the Rangers repeat their success, or do the Greyhounds have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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