Manor New Tech are taking a road trip to face off against the Smithville Tigers at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Manor New Tech is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals on Friday, they were much more limited against Giddings on Tuesday. They lost 6-0 to the Buffaloes. Manor New Tech hasn't had much luck with Giddings recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, Smithville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They came up short against Salado, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 767th in Texas, while the Eagles are ranked 190th in Texas).
Manor New Tech's defeat dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Smithville, their loss dropped their record down to 1-15.
Manor New Tech skirted past Smithville 1-0 in their previous matchup back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Manor New Tech since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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