The Mission Eagles will head out to take on the Roma Gladiators at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Roma will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Mission extended their winning streak to three on Tuesday. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was the Eagles who were credited with the victory. Mission got it done in the shootout by posting six goals to Juarez-Lincoln's five. Mission's winning goal came courtesy of Angel Salazar.
Mission will have to contend with a Roma squad hungry for a win, something the team hasn't seen since December 19. Roma took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Juarez-Lincoln on Friday. While losing is never fun, Roma can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 742nd, while Juarez-Lincoln are ranked 339th).
Mission's victory bumped their record up to 6-3-1. As for Roma, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7-1.
Mission got the 'W' when the teams last played back in March of 2025 against Roma by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Gladiators have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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