The Tyler Lions will challenge the Mt. Pleasant Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
While Tyler's victory against Texas wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Lions won by a goal and slipped past the Tigers 2-1. Given Tyler's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 148th, while Texas are ranked 523rd) , the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Mt. Pleasant had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Dragons a 1-0 shutout. Give Mt. Pleasant's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Tyler's win bumped their record up to 10-5-1. As for Mt. Pleasant, their victory bumped their record up to 12-3-1.
Tyler suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Mt. Pleasant in their previous meeting back in January. Will the Lions have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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