After three games on the road, Oak Mountain is heading back home. They will take on the Thompson Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Oak Mountain beats Thompson with two goals on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Oak Mountain's defense stepped up to hand John Carroll Catholic a 2-0 shutout on Friday. Oak Mountain's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matches.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Sam Collins and
Aidan Riley, who scored both of Oak Mountain's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 37 so far this season.
Meanwhile, everything went Thompson's way against Tuscaloosa County on Thursday as Thompson made off with a 3-0 win. Given Thompson's advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while Tuscaloosa County is ranked 146th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Oak Mountain's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 24-0-1. As for Thompson, they now have a winning record of 11-10-1.
Oak Mountain beat Thompson 2-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will Oak Mountain repeat their success, or does Thompson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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