The Austin Maroons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Johnson Jaguars at 4:35 p.m. on Saturday. Neither Austin nor Johnson posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Austin has been on a tough stretch since their win on January 23. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 3-0 walloping at the hands of Bowie on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, Austin can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 159th, while Bowie is ranked second).
Meanwhile, Johnson came into Tuesday's match having lost ten straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They never let Dripping Springs onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Tuesday.
Austin's loss dropped their record down to 10-6-3. As for Johnson, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-11-1.
Austin came out on top in a nail-biter against Johnson in their previous meeting back in January, sneaking past 2-1. Will Austin repeat their success, or does Johnson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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