Jacksonville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of the Pell City Panthers. While losing is never fun, Jacksonville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 158th, while Pell City are ranked 48th).
Jacksonville's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Pell City, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Jacksonville has already played their next game, a 6-1 defeat against Oxford on the 1st. As for Pell City, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Pell City duke it out with Clay-Chalkville at 7:00 p.m. on the 2nd. They will be up against Clay-Chalkville's rather soft defense (which has allowed 3.13 goals per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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