The Nixon Mustangs will square off against the Eagle Pass Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Nixon will be strutting in after a win while Eagle Pass will be coming in after a loss.
Nixon is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. While the 3-3 score might suggest a draw, it was the Mustangs who were credited with the victory on Saturday. Nixon got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to Sharyland's four.
The Mustangs hit the Rattlers with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Pedro Zapata, Frank Quiroz, and Edgar Mora.
Eagle Pass is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against John F. Kennedy on Friday. The Eagles fell just short of the Rockets by a score of 2-1. The loss was Eagle Pass' first of the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Eagle Pass fell to 2-1-2. As for Nixon, the win got them back to even at 2-2-1.
Nixon got the 'W' when the teams last played back in January of 2023 against Eagle Pass by a conclusive 4-0 score. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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