The Tyler Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Jacksonville Fightin' Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tyler will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings (they are ranked 359th, while Jacksonville is ranked 45th).
After failing to score in their last match, Tyler made sure to put some goals up on the board against Texas on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 5-1 margin over the Tigers.
Meanwhile, Jacksonville unfortunately witnessed the end of their 13-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Palestine by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 15 goals in the game before, Jacksonville couldn't push the score so high this time.
Tyler's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-9-4. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 12 goals over those three contests. As for Jacksonville, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-4-1.
Tyler might still be hurting after the 4-1 loss they got from Jacksonville in their previous meeting back in February of 2022. Can Tyler avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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