Soccer Preview: Male vs. Southern
The Male Bulldogs's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Southern Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Southern is facing Male at the wrong time: Male suffered their first home loss of the season on Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. They came up short against the Amazons & Titans, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky soccer rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Amazons & Titans are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, Southern fell victim to Christian Educational Consortium and their airtight defense last Monday. They lost 3-0 to the Cougars. That's two games in a row now that the Trojans have lost by exactly three goals.
Male's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3-3. As for Southern, they now have a losing record at 3-4-1.
Male beat Southern by a goal in their previous matchup back in August of 2018, winning 2-1. Will Male repeat their success, or does Southern have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
