Soccer Game Preview: Broken Arrow vs. Bixby

The Broken Arrow Tigers will square off against the Bixby Spartans on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Broken Arrow sitting on four straight wins and Bixby on ten.

Broken Arrow is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. While the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was the Tigers who were credited with the victory. Broken Arrow got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to Edmond North's three.

Bixby is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oklahoma's top teams: Norman, who was ranked 15th at the time (Bixby was ranked first). The Spartans' defense stepped up to hand the Tigers a 2-0 shutout on Friday. Bixby's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last eight matchups.

Broken Arrow's win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-3. Those road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up three goals over those eight contests. As for Bixby, their win bumped their record up to 15-1.