Tivy hasn't had much luck against Pieper recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Tivy Antlers will head out to square off against the Pieper Warriors at 7:15 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Tivy came up short against Boerne 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).
Meanwhile, Pieper waltzed into their match on Tuesday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They never let the Thunderbirds get on the board and left with an 8-0 win. Considering the Warriors have won six games by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
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.
Pieper pushed their record up to 13-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 25 goals over those six contests. As for Tivy, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
Tivy came up short against Pieper when the teams last played back in January, falling 2-0. Can Tivy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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