The Cabot Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Central Tigers at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither Cabot nor Central posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Cabot is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Conway, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Cabot was ranked 19th). Cabot's rough 3-0 defeat to Conway on Friday might stick with them for a while. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Cabot in their matchups with Conway: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, Central fell victim to Bryant and their airtight defense on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 4-0 walloping at the hands of the Hornets. While losing is never fun, Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas soccer rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while Bryant is ranked fifth).
Cabot's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Central, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-7-1 record this season.
Cabot came out on top in a nail-biter against Central when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cabot since the team 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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