The Bob Jones Patriots will head out on the road to take on the McGill-Toolen Yellowjackets at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Bob Jones' offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Last Tuesday, Bob Jones kept a clean sheet against Florence. They won by a goal and slipped past the Falcons 1-0. Given Bob Jones' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 16th, while Florence is ranked 66th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, McGill-Toolen waltzed into their game on Tuesday with four straight wins but they left with five. They beat Fairhope by a goal, winning 1-0. Give McGill-Toolen's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Bob Jones' victory bumped their record up to 6-3-1. As for McGill-Toolen, they pushed their record up to 6-1-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Bob Jones suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to McGill-Toolen in their previous matchup back in March of 2016. Can Bob Jones avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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