Soccer Game Preview: Baptist Hill vs. Branchville

The Baptist Hill Bobcats are taking a road trip to square off against the Branchville Yellow Jackets at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Baptist Hill managed to keep up with St. John's until halftime last Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Bobcats came up short against the Islanders, falling 4-1. Baptist Hill have struggled against St. John's recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.

Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Branchville was not quite Military Magnet Academy's equal in the second half last Thursday. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 1-0. Branchville have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Baptist Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10-1. As for Branchville, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.

Everything went Baptist Hill's way against Branchville when the teams last played back in March, as Baptist Hill made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bobcats since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.