The Tyler Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Texas Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Tyler nor Texas posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Last Tuesday, Tyler came up short against Mt. Pleasant and fell 3-1. While losing is never fun, Tyler can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 369th, while Mt. Pleasant is ranked 116th).
Meanwhile, sadly, Texas is still looking for their first win of the season after 15 matchups. They suffered a tough 5-1 defeat at the hands of Pine Tree on Tuesday. Things were pretty much settled by the half as Texas was already down 4-0.
Tyler's loss dropped their record down to 4-6-3. As for Texas, they dropped their record down to 0-14-1 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
Tyler took their win against Texas in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 6-1. Will Tyler repeat their success, or does Texas have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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