The Freeman Golden Eagles will head out on the road to take on the New Waverly Bulldogs at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Freeman took on Royal on Friday. The Golden Eagles lost 7-1 to the Falcons. While losing is never fun, Freeman can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 446th, while Royal are ranked 52nd).
Freeman's goal came courtesy of Joel Guiterrez, who's now up to eight this season.
Meanwhile, New Waverly came up short against Sealy on Friday, falling 5-1. New Waverly have struggled against Sealy recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Freeman's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7. As for New Waverly, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.
Freeman came out on top in a nail-biter against New Waverly in their previous meeting back in January, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Golden Eagles since the team 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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