Rudder hadn't done well against College Station recently (they were 0-7-2 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Rudder Rangers came out on top against the College Station Cougars by a score of 3-1. The win was all the more spectacular given the Rangers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 379th, while the Cougars are ranked 84th).
Enrique Tirado-Lopez was the driving force of Rudder's attack as he scored all three of Rudder's goals, bringing his season total up to five goals.
Rudder's victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2-1 and their overall record up to 5-3-1. As for College Station, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-3.
Rudder will head out to face off against Brenham at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for College Station, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the College Station face off against the Lake Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lake Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.3 goals per game this season.
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