Soccer Preview: Douglas Takes on Oxford

The Douglas Tigers will take on the Oxford Pirates at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Oxford is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season.

Douglas is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Friday, they were much more limited against Auburn on Monday. They fell just short of the Rockets by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, Douglas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts soccer rankings (they are ranked 302nd, while Auburn are ranked 99th).

Meanwhile, Oxford put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their undefeated season alive. They never let Blackstone-Millville get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory. That's two games straight in which Oxford have won by exactly two goals.

Oxford has now won six of their last seven games at home. That gives them a 6-0-2 record this season. Those home wins were made possible by their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 26 goals over those seven matchups. As for Douglas, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five contests. That's left a mark on their 3-7-1 record this season.