The Arab Knights will head out to challenge the Cullman Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, Arab didn't have quite enough to beat Fairview and fell 4-3. While losing is never fun, Arab can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 156th, while Fairview are ranked 49th).
Meanwhile, Cullman waltzed into their game on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Pirates.
Arab has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-8-1 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those four contests. As for Cullman, they pushed their record up to 14-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Arab suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Cullman in their previous matchup back in February of 2016. Can the Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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