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| 02/10/26 - Home | 6-1 W |
| 03/11/24 - Home | 3-1 W |
| 02/09/24 - Away | 2-2 T |
| 03/13/23 - Away | 2-3 L |
| 02/10/23 - Home | 3-1 W |
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Pace is 8-1-1 against Mercedes since March of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Vikings will head out to face off against the Tigers at 7:30 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Pace and 16 for Mercedes.
Pace is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Rivera on Tuesday. The Vikings fell 3-1 to the Raiders. While losing is never fun, Pace can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 607th, while Rivera are ranked 196th).
Meanwhile, Mercedes fell victim to Lopez and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They came up short against the Lobos, falling 10-0.
Pace's defeat dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Mercedes, their loss dropped their record down to 0-22-1.
Pace got the 'W' when the teams last played back in February against Mercedes by a conclusive 6-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
