Texas is 10-0 against Marshall since January of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Texas Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Marshall Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses for Texas and seven for Marshall.
Texas fell victim to Longview's stalwart defense on Friday and couldn't make it onto the board. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 7-0 walloping at the hands of the Lobos. While losing is never fun, Texas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 321st, while Longview is ranked 69th).
Meanwhile, Marshall was the victim of a rough 4-1 loss at the hands of Mt. Pleasant on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Marshall has lost by exactly three goals.
Texas' loss dropped their record down to 5-10-1. As for Marshall, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9-2.
Texas took their victory against Marshall when the teams last played on February 2nd by a conclusive 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Texas 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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