The Texas Tigers will square off against the Nacogdoches Dragons at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Texas' offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Texas is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Whitehouse on Tuesday. Texas came up short against Whitehouse, falling 6-0. 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 540th, while the Wildcats are ranked 120th).
While Nacogdoches' fans didn't get a definitive result last Tuesday, they were treated to the team's highest-scoring tie of the season. They and Hallsville finished up on equal footing with a 3-3 draw. The result (or lack thereof) was the first time the Dragons have been dealt a draw since back in January.
With that draw, Nacogdoches' record moves to 10-6-4. As for Texas, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11-4.
Texas might still be hurting after the 4-1 defeat they got from Nacogdoches in their previous meeting back in February. Will Texas have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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