Blackman hasn't had much luck against Oakland recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Blaze will head out on the road to face off against the Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Oakland took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Blackman, who comes in off a win.
Blackman's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Riverdale.
Meanwhile, Oakland managed to keep up with Father Ryan until halftime two weeks ago, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Patriots came up short against the Irish, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, Oakland can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 51st, while Father Ryan are ranked sixth).
Blackman has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-6-1 record this season. As for Oakland, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3-3.
Blackman couldn't quite get it done against Oakland when the teams last played back in September as they fell 2-0. Can the Blaze avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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