Marshall has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Texas Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Marshall's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for six straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Marshall fell victim to Pine Tree's stalwart defense on Friday and couldn't make it onto the board. They were the victim of a tough 5-0 loss at the hands of the Pirates. 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 661st, while Pine Tree is ranked 323rd).
Meanwhile, sadly, Texas is still looking for their first win of the season after 18 games. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 7-0 walloping at the hands of Longview on Friday.
Marshall's loss dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Texas, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-17-1.
Marshall was able to grind out a solid win over Texas in their previous meeting on February 5th, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marshall since the team 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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