Talladega hasn't had much luck against Oxford recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Tigers will challenge the Yellow Jackets. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
It was a proper cat-fight when Talladega took on White Plains on Thursday. The Tigers fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 3-2.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Oxford's offense. They came up short against Pell City on Thursday, falling 10-0. While losing is never fun, Oxford can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 139th, while Pell City are ranked 32nd).
Oxford has also been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine contests. That's still a better percentage than their 3-14-2 record this season. As for Talladega, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-9.
Talladega suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Oxford when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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