Soccer Game Preview: Arab vs. Fairview

The Arab Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Fairview Aggies at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.

Arab barely beat Lee the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Arab was the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over Lee on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Fairview waltzed into their game last Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their defense stepped up to hand the Tigers a 4-0 shutout. Given Fairview's advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 48th, while Pennington are ranked 135th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Fairview pushed their record up to 6-1-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 17 goals over those three matches. As for Arab, their win bumped their record up to 6-7-1.