It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Giddings can now relate to. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was the El Campo Ricebirds who were credited with the victory on Tuesday. The El Campo Ricebirds got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to the Giddings Buffaloes' four. Giddings were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as El Campo apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January of 2021.
Giddings' goal came courtesy of Jaida Rodea, who's now up to 37 this season.
Giddings' defeat dropped their record down to 15-7. As for El Campo, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 22-3-1.
Giddings does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for El Campo, they wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and have already played their next match, a 4-0 victory against Hamshire-Fannett on the 27th.
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