The Daphne Trojans will face off against the Fairhope Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Daphne's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over Baldwin County. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Tigers are ranked 66th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Fairhope sidestepped Foley for a 2-1 win. The victory continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Lions: they've now won six in a row.
Daphne's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-1-2. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those six contests. As for Fairhope, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3-1.
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