Soccer Game Preview: Birmingham vs. Taft

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Previous Games

01/26/24 - Away	2-0 W
01/10/24 - Home	6-0 W
02/22/23 - Neutral	4-1 W
02/01/23 - Away	10-1 W
01/13/23 - Home	6-0 W
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Birmingham is 10-0 against Taft since April of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Birmingham Patriots will head out to face off against the Taft Toreadors at 4:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Birmingham is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: El Camino Real, who was ranked fourth at the time (Birmingham was ranked sixth). Birmingham lost 3-0 to El Camino Real on Wednesday. The Patriots' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.

Meanwhile, Taft came up short against Cleveland on Wednesday and fell 3-1.

Birmingham's defeat dropped their record down to 13-2. As for Taft, they dropped their record down to 4-7-1 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Birmingham was able to grind out a solid win over Taft when the teams last played back in January of 2024, winning 2-0. Will Birmingham repeat their success, or does Taft have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.