Soccer Preview: Ariton vs. Dale County
The Ariton Purple Cats are on the road again on Friday to play the Dale County Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Neither Ariton nor Dale County posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Two weeks ago, Ariton came up short against Northside Methodist Academy and fell 3-1. Ariton has not had much luck with Northside Methodist Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Dale County fell victim to Trinity Presbyterian and their airtight defense on Monday. Their rough 10-0 defeat to the Wildcats might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Dale County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while Trinity Presbyterian is ranked 44th).
Ariton's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Dale County, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
Ariton suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Dale County in their previous meeting back in February. Can Ariton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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