The Texas Tigers will take on the Nacogdoches Dragons at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
Texas managed to keep up with Whitehouse until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Tigers lost 3-0 to the Wildcats. Texas have struggled against Whitehouse recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Nacogdoches, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They came out on top against Hallsville by a score of 3-1 on Friday. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Nacogdoches' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 85th, while Hallsville are ranked 589th).
Tristyn Garrett and Mario Mendoza scored all three of Nacogdoches' goals, bringing their combined season tally to five goals.
Nacogdoches pushed their record up to 10-4-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three contests. As for Texas, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10-2.
Texas came out on top in a nail-biter against Nacogdoches when the teams last played back in March of 2025, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Dragons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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