The McNeil Mavericks are taking a road trip to challenge the Round Rock Dragons at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. McNeil will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
If McNeil beats Round Rock with five goals on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. McNeil was the clear victors by a 5-1 margin over Round Rock Westwood on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Mavericks, who have now won five games by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Round Rock managed to keep up with Vista Ridge until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Round Rock lost 5-0 to Vista Ridge. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Rangers are ranked 14th).
McNeil pushed their record up to 11-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 24 goals over those six contests. As for Round Rock, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-5.
McNeil beat Round Rock 3-1 in their previous matchup back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for McNeil 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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