The Nacogdoches Dragons will square off against the Texas Tigers at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Nacogdoches' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Hallsville 1-0. Given Nacogdoches' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 74th, while Hallsville are ranked 559th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nacogdoches' one-goal win came courtesy of Christian Padilla, who's now up to seven this season.
Meanwhile, Texas came into Tuesday's contest having lost eight straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against Whitehouse on Tuesday as they made off with a 4-1 win. The high-scoring effort was just what Texas needed considering they were shut out in their previous match.
Texas' victory bumped their record up to 3-17-2. As for Nacogdoches, their win bumped their record up to 16-6-3.
Everything went Nacogdoches' way against Texas in their previous meeting back in February, as Nacogdoches made off with a 4-0 victory. Will the Dragons repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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