The Vista Ridge Rangers are taking a road trip to challenge the Stony Point Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Vista Ridge has six straight victories, Stony Point has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Stony Point better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Vista Ridge really get things going. Vista Ridge was the clear victors by a 5-0 margin over Round Rock on Friday. Considering the Rangers have won eight contests by more than two goals this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Round Rock from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Meanwhile, Stony Point fell victim to Vandegrift and their airtight defense on Friday. They came up short against the Vipers, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 260th, while the Vipers are ranked fifth).
Vista Ridge pushed their record up to 13-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 36 goals over those eight games. As for Stony Point, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Vista Ridge was able to grind out a solid victory over Stony Point when the teams last played back in January, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vista Ridge 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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