The Riverside Rangers are taking a road trip to square off against the Austin Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Friday just wasn't the day for Riverside's offense. They fell just short of Ysleta by a score of 1-0 on Friday. The Rangers haven't had much luck with the Indians recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Austin was not quite San Elizario's equal in the second half on Friday. They fell 3-1 to the Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 717th, while the Eagles are ranked 292nd).
Austin's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Riverside, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.
Riverside came out on top in a nail-biter against Austin in their previous matchup back in January, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Riverside since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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