The Veterans Memorial Chargers are taking a road trip to take on the San Benito Greyhounds at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Veterans Memorial is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Los Fresnos on Tuesday. Veterans Memorial took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Los Fresnos. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while the Falcons are ranked 34th).
Meanwhile, San Benito lost 4-1 to Los Fresnos on Friday. One reason for the loss might be the Greyhounds' aggressive play style: three San Benito players were handed yellow cards.
Their goal came courtesy of Francisco Barrientos, who's now up to four this season.
San Benito dropped their record down to 6-4-2 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Veterans Memorial, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 9-7-1.
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