The Mission Eagles will head out to face off against the Cigarroa Toros at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Cigarroa took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Mission, who comes in off a win.
Mission took a three-goal loss the last time they faced off against Rio Grande City, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Mission won by a goal and slipped past Rio Grande City 2-1.
Meanwhile, Cigarroa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 16th straight defeat. They lost 8-0 to Nixon. While losing is never fun, the Toros can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 824th, while the Mustangs are ranked 202nd).
Cigarroa's loss dropped their record down to 1-16. As for Mission, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-6-4 record this season.
Everything went Mission's way against Cigarroa in their previous meeting back in February, as Mission made off with an 8-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mission since the team 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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