The Birmingham Patriots will take on the Cleveland Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Birmingham's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They beat Taft by a goal, winning 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Patriots were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Cleveland entered their tilt with Granada Hills Charter on Wednesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They had just enough and edged the Highlanders out 3-2.
Cleveland has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 31 goals over those eight contests. As for Birmingham, their win bumped their record up to 8-9-2.
Birmingham might still be hurting after the 4-0 defeat they got from Cleveland in their previous matchup on Saturday. Will Birmingham have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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