The Tyler Lions will venture away from home to take on the Lufkin Panthers at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Tyler fell victim to Jacksonville and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 4-0 to the Fightin' Indians. While losing is never fun, Tyler can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while Jacksonville are ranked 39th).
Meanwhile, there was early excitement for Lufkin after they claimed the first goal on Tuesday, however, they wouldn't score again. They fell just short of Nacogdoches by a score of 2-1.
Lufkin's defeat dropped their record down to 7-6-5. As for Tyler, their loss dropped their record down to 11-7-1.
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