The Ariton Purple Cats will head out on the road to square off against the Highland Home Flying Squadron at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses apiece.
Ariton fell victim to Providence Christian and their airtight defense on Thursday. They lost 10-0 to the Eagles.
Meanwhile, Highland Home also failed to score in their most recent game. They came up short against Providence Christian on Tuesday, falling 10-0. While losing is never fun, Highland Home can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 228th, while Providence Christian are ranked 107th).
Ariton's loss dropped their record down to 6-11-1. As for Highland Home, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything went Ariton's way against Highland Home in their previous matchup back in March, as Ariton made off with a 6-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Purple Cats 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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