The Fairhope Pirates will look to defend their home pitch on Friday against the Foley Lions at 7:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fairhope has three straight wins, Foley has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Tuesday, Fairhope sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Daphne. Fairhope's winning goal came courtesy of Claire Havard.
Meanwhile, Foley fell victim to Daphne and their airtight defense on Friday. Their rough 3-0 defeat to the Trojans might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Foley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 104th, while Daphne is ranked 30th).
Fairhope's win bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Foley, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12-2.
Fairhope took their victory against Foley when the teams last played last Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. Does Fairhope have another victory up their sleeve, or will Foley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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