Soccer Preview: Oak Mountain vs. Tuscaloosa Academy
The Oak Mountain Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Tuscaloosa Academy Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Oak Mountain will be strutting in after a victory while Tuscaloosa Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, Oak Mountain faced Montgomery Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Oak Mountain never let Montgomery Academy onto the board and left with a 6-0 win. The high-scoring effort was just what Oak Mountain needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Meanwhile, Tuscaloosa Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak last Friday. They suffered a rough 6-1 defeat at the hands of Saint James. Having soared to a lofty four goals in the game before, Tuscaloosa Academy couldn't push the score so high this time.
Oak Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 15-5-2. As for Tuscaloosa Academy, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4-2.
Oak Mountain took their win against Tuscaloosa Academy in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 by a conclusive 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oak Mountain since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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