Soccer Game Preview: Cumberland Academy vs. Athens

Cumberland Academy hasn't had much luck against Athens recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Cumberland Academy Knights will host the Athens Hornets at 5:30 p.m.

Cumberland Academy is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Brownsboro on Friday. Cumberland Academy took a 4-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Brownsboro.

Meanwhile, Athens entered their tilt with Brownsboro on Tuesday with three consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Bears 6-2. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 362nd, while the Bears are ranked 800th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Cumberland Academy now has a losing record of 4-5. As for Athens, their win bumped their record up to 8-6.

Cumberland Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Athens when the teams last played back in January, sneaking past 2-1. Will Cumberland Academy repeat their success, or does Athens have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.