The Del Valle Cardinals will face off against the Bowie Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Del Valle will be strutting in after a victory while Bowie will be coming in after a loss.
Del Valle's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Austin. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Maroons are ranked 509th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Bowie was not quite Lake Travis' equal in the second half on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Cavaliers by a score of 2-1.
Bowie's goal came courtesy of Evan Duranguet, who's now up to three this season.
Del Valle pushed their record up to 9-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored eight goals over those three matches. As for Bowie, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6.
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