The Oakland Patriots are taking a road trip to face off against the Cookeville Cavaliers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Oakland's last three matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Oakland is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Rockvale last Tuesday. The Patriots fell just short of Rockvale by a score of 3-2. While losing is never fun, Oakland can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 66th, while Rockvale are ranked 19th).
Meanwhile, Cookeville waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 1-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Cookeville have won by just one goal.
Cookeville pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three matchups. As for Oakland, they now have a losing record of 3-4-1.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
