The Hutto Hippos will venture away from home to challenge the McNeil Mavericks at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Hutto managed to keep up with Vista Ridge until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Hutto lost 6-2 to Vista Ridge. While losing is never fun, the Hippos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 496th, while the Rangers are ranked 15th).
Meanwhile, McNeil won against Cedar Ridge on Friday with two goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Friday. McNeil skirted past Manor 2-1. That's two games straight that the Mavericks have won by just one goal.
The victory made it two in a row for McNeil and bumps their season record up to 9-2-1. As for Hutto, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 1-6-3 record this season.
Hutto came up short against McNeil in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, falling 2-0. Can Hutto avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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