Soccer Preview: McGill-Toolen vs. Foley
McGill-Toolen is 9-1 against Foley since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The McGill-Toolen Yellowjackets will head out on the road to face off against the Foley Lions at 7:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (McGill-Toolen has four straight victories, Foley has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
McGill-Toolen is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Fairhope, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (McGill-Toolen was ranked fourth). McGill-Toolen narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Fairhope 1-0.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Foley's offense. They fell 2-0 to Fairhope on Friday. While losing is never fun, Foley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 107th, while Fairhope is ranked 20th).
McGill-Toolen pushed their record up to 13-1-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Foley, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-13-2.
Everything went McGill-Toolen's way against Foley in their previous meeting back in March as McGill-Toolen made off with a 6-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for McGill-Toolen 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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