Taft was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They came up short against the Birmingham Patriots, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, Taft can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 653rd, while Birmingham are ranked 54th).
Taft's defeat dropped their record down to 6-12-6. As for Birmingham, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6-2 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Taft is set to take on their familiar foe Chatsworth at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Birmingham will challenge rival Cleveland at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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