The Thompson Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Auburn Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Thompson's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Tuscaloosa County 10-0. Given Thompson's advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 16th, while Tuscaloosa County are ranked 79th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Auburn had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Panthers. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Auburn were the better team in the second half.
Thompson is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-5-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 77 goals over those 14 contests. As for Auburn, their victory bumped their record up to 16-3-1.
Thompson might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Auburn in their previous meeting back in March of 2022. Can the Warriors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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