Soccer Preview: McGill-Toolen vs. Fairhope
The McGill-Toolen Yellowjackets will head out on the road to take on the Fairhope Pirates at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as McGill-Toolen comes in on three and Fairhope on four.
Last Friday, McGill-Toolen kept a clean sheet against Daphne. They came out on top against the Trojans by a score of 2-0. Given McGill-Toolen's advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked fourth, while Daphne is ranked 32nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Fairhope earned a 2-0 victory over Foley on Friday.
Fairhope was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Ann-Haven Sherrell and
Eva Pappas, who scored both of Fairhope's goals. The pair have combined for a total of seven so far this season.
McGill-Toolen's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-1-3. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 32 goals over those eight matchups. As for Fairhope, their victory bumped their record up to 8-4.
McGill-Toolen beat Fairhope by a goal when the teams last played back in March, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for McGill-Toolen since the squad 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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