Tyler is 2-8 against Texas since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lions will be playing at home against the Tigers at 6:00 p.m.
Tyler is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Hallsville on Tuesday. The Lions fell just short of the Bobcats by a score of 1-0. 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 331st, while Hallsville are ranked 83rd).
Meanwhile, Texas' game on Tuesday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Nacogdoches. Reese White had to tread lightly for part of the match after she was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble Texas got from the refs.
Texas hit Nacogdoches with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from White, Sage Stussy, and Jamaiyah Ramos.
Texas pushed their record up to 6-6 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three matchups. As for Tyler, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8-1.
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