The Auburn Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Giles Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Auburn's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Auburn is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Glenvar on Wednesday. The Eagles lost 3-0 to the Highlanders. While losing is never fun, Auburn can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 76th, while Glenvar are ranked sixth).
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Giles was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They fell 2-0 to Eastern Montgomery.
Giles has also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season. As for Auburn, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3-3.
Everything went Auburn's way against Giles in their previous meeting back in March, as Auburn made off with a 4-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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