Long is 0-4 against Northside Methodist Academy since February of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Long Rebels will head out on the road to challenge the Northside Methodist Academy Knights at 5:30 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Long's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 9-0 walloping at the hands of Providence Christian on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Long can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 131st, while Providence Christian is ranked 42nd).
Meanwhile, Northside Methodist Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of Carroll by a score of 2-1. Northside Methodist Academy was red-hot offensively headed into the contest (they scored no less than four goals in the five matchups prior) but Carroll's defense proved too tough.
Northside Methodist Academy's goal came courtesy of
Presley Kinney, who's now up to 20 this season.
Long's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Northside Methodist Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5-1.
Long might still be hurting after the 7-1 defeat they got from Northside Methodist Academy when the teams last played back in March. Can Long avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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