Pieper is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Tivy is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Pieper Warriors will host the Tivy Antlers at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Pieper is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.3 goals per game this season.
Pieper's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Wagner as Pieper made off with an 8-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Thunderbirds: they've now won six in a row.
Pieper used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Wagner. Three players hit the pitch for the first time this season: Jaxon Shaffer, Blake Dildy, and Eric Ong. The pair took full advantage of the opportunity: Shaffer scored a goal, while he scored a goal.
Meanwhile, Tivy came up short against Boerne on Tuesday and fell 5-3. While losing is never fun, the Antlers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 387th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 64th).
Tivy's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Pieper, their win bumped their record up to 13-4.
Pieper beat Tivy 2-0 when the teams last played back in January. Does Pieper have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tivy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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