The Aztexan

The Aztex are in New York, preparing for Friday night’s game against the Rochester Rhinos. This will be a rematch of one of Austin’s two losses of the year, from all the way back in April, when the Rhinos handed our boys a 1-2 loss at House Park.

Since then, Rochester has kept up a good record. At 7-3-4, they’re in 2nd place in our conference, and 3rd place in the league, and with at least one game in hand over both teams they’re chasing (Austin and Vancouver).

Similar to the Aztex’s U.S. Open Cup fortunes, the Rhinos exited in the third round, to an MLS opponent. They were knocked out by the Columbus Crew after Felix Motagalvan got ejected with a straight red in the 85th minute, and they gave up the winning goal in the 2-1 game to Steve Lenhart in the 94th.

Friday’s game will be the third and final of a short home stand for the Rhinos, and hopefully an end to an unbeaten streak (not counting the Open Cup loss) that stretches back to May 22. Their most recent match was a 2-1 win over the Montreal Impact last Saturday (match report/box score).

Kickoff for the Aztex-Rhinos match is 6:30 PM CT. It can be watched live at rhinossoccer.tv. You’re also invited to join Chantico’s Army’s watch party at Cuatro’s, starting at 6:00.