In the spirit of March Madness, the New Braunfels boys soccer team got a chance for a buzzer-beater as Tuesday night’s area playoff match with Round Rock Westwood reached under 10 seconds to go.
Down 2-1 and searching for an equalizer that would extend the match into extra time, Christian Rodgers boomed a comer kick toward the Warriors’ goal, but the ball sailed out of bounds as the clock expired.
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