Soccer Recap: Smiths Station Falls Short Against Ranked Auburn

Smiths Station faced Auburn in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Panthers fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 1-0. Smiths Station haven't had much luck with Auburn recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.

Smiths Station's defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 17-3. As for Auburn, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 13-2-1.

Smiths Station didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against Gadsden City on the 10th. As for Auburn, they also wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and have already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against James Clemens on the 11th.