Marshall hasn't had much luck against Tyler recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Mavericks will venture away from home to square off against the Lions at 7:15 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Marshall managed to keep up with Nacogdoches until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Mavericks lost 3-0 to the Dragons. While losing is never fun, Marshall can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 348th, while Nacogdoches are ranked 92nd).
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Tyler duked it out with Mt. Pleasant on Tuesday. The Lions fell 2-0 to the Tigers. Tyler have struggled against Mt. Pleasant recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Tyler suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 10-6-1. As for Marshall, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10-3.
Marshall skirted past Tyler 1-0 when the teams last played back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mavericks since the squad 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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