The Round Rock Westwood Warriors will venture away from home to take on the McNeil Mavericks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Round Rock Westwood is headed into Friday's match hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Vista Ridge. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Rangers are ranked 14th).
Meanwhile, McNeil entered their tilt with Hutto on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 5-3 victory over the Hippos.
McNeil pushed their record up to 10-2-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those five games. As for Round Rock Westwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-4-2.
Everything went Round Rock Westwood's way against McNeil when the teams last played back in January, as Round Rock Westwood made off with a 5-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Round Rock Westwood since the squad 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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