Central lost against Auburn back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Red Devils came up short against the Tigers, falling 11-1. While losing is never fun, Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 80th, while Auburn are ranked third).
Central's goal came courtesy of Avery Longerbeam, who's now up to seven this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Central and nudges their season record down to 6-11-1. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 18-4 Smiths Station (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 81.7% over those games). As for Auburn, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-3-1.
Central didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next contest, a 9-0 victory against Russell County on the 22nd. As for Auburn, they will challenge Smiths Station at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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