The Madison County Tigers will be playing at home against the New Hope Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Madison County nor New Hope posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Madison County fell victim to St. John Paul II and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Falcons.
Meanwhile, New Hope was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. Their rough 5-1 loss to Priceville might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, New Hope can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while Priceville is ranked 25th).
New Hope's goal came courtesy of
Hayleigh Green, who's now up to five this season.
Madison County's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-5-2. As for New Hope, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Madison County was able to grind out a solid win over New Hope when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Madison County repeat their success, or does New Hope have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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