The Birmingham Patriots will head out on the road to take on the Taft Toreadors at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Birmingham fell victim to Cleveland and their airtight defense on Saturday. They came up short against the Cavaliers, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 421st, while the Cavaliers are ranked 77th).
Meanwhile, Taft was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat. They lost 5-0 to Cleveland.
Birmingham's loss dropped their record down to 7-9-2. As for Taft, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-13-1.
Everything went Birmingham's way against Taft in their previous matchup back in January, as Birmingham made off with a 4-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Birmingham 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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