The Highland Home Flying Squadron will head out on the road to square off against the Northside Methodist Academy Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Highland Home's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for ten straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Highland Home fell victim to Houston Academy and their airtight defense on Thursday. They came up short against the Raiders, 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 213th, while Houston Academy are ranked 28th).
Meanwhile, Northside Methodist Academy also failed to score in their most recent game. They lost 5-0 to Providence Christian on Thursday. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Northside Methodist Academy haven't been shut out since back in March.
Northside Methodist Academy has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-7-1 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 18 goals over those four contests. As for Highland Home, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
Highland Home might still be hurting after the 11-0 loss they got from Northside Methodist Academy when the teams last played back in March. Can the Flying Squadron avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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