On Tuesday, Auburn faced Oak Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Auburn Tigers wound up on the wrong side of a rough 4-1 walloping at the hands of the Oak Mountain Eagles. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Auburn in their matchups with Oak Mountain: they've now lost six in a row.
Auburn's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-2-3. As for Oak Mountain, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 18-0-1.
Auburn has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Opelika at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Opelika's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end. As for Oak Mountain, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Hewitt-Trussville at 7:00 p.m. Oak Mountain knows how to get goals on the board -- the team has finished with flashy goal totals in its past four matchups -- so hopefully Hewitt-Trussville likes a good challenge.
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