The Akins Eagles will head out to take on the Austin Maroons at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Akins came into their game on Saturday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Westlake, falling 6-1. The match was up for grabs at halftime, but sadly Akins struggled afterwards.
Meanwhile, Austin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 6-1 to Westlake. While losing is never fun, Austin can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 300th, while Westlake are ranked seventh).
Akins' defeat dropped their record down to 4-9-3. As for Austin, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10-1.
Akins beat Austin 4-2 in their previous matchup on February 3rd. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles 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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