The New Diana Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Tatum Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with eight consecutive losses for New Diana and six for Tatum.
Last Monday, New Diana suffered a tough 6-1 defeat at the hands of Carthage. New Diana has not had much luck with Carthage recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Tatum's offense. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 9-0 walloping at the hands of Sabine on Monday. While losing is never fun, Tatum can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 744th, while Sabine is ranked 151st).
New Diana dropped their record down to 1-12 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Tatum, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season.
New Diana suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Tatum when the teams last played back in January. Can New Diana avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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