The Mount Vernon Tigers will venture away from home to take on the Pittsburg Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Mount Vernon and nine for Pittsburg.
It was a proper cat-fight when Mount Vernon challenged Sulphur Springs on Friday. The Tigers lost 13-0 to the Wildcats. While losing is never fun, Mount Vernon can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 633rd, while Sulphur Springs are ranked 102nd).
Meanwhile, Pittsburg fell victim to Paris and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats.
Pittsburg's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Mount Vernon, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Mount Vernon was able to grind out a solid victory over Pittsburg in their previous matchup back in January, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers 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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