The Rouse Raiders will square off against the Southwest Dragons at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Rouse comes in on five and Southwest on eight.
Rouse is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand New Braunfels a 2-0 shutout. Given Rouse's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while New Braunfels are ranked 150th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Southwest). Everything went their way against Highlands on Friday as Southwest made off with a 9-0 victory. Southwest might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matchups by three goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Highlands from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Yamila Esper Velasco led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Rouse's win bumped their record up to 20-3-1. As for Southwest, their victory bumped their record up to 21-5.
Rouse took their win against Southwest in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 7-0. Does Rouse have another victory up their sleeve, or will Southwest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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