The Navasota Rattlers will challenge the New Waverly Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
New Waverly is facing Navasota at the wrong time: Navasota suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They came up short against the Tigers, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, the Rattlers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 619th, while the Tigers are ranked 178th).
Meanwhile, while the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was New Waverly who was credited with the victory on Friday.
New Waverly has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4-1 record this season. As for Navasota, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7-1.
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