The Altamont Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Holy Spirit Catholic Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Altamont has given up an average of 3.6 goals per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Altamont fell victim to Gardendale and their airtight defense on Thursday. They lost 5-0 to the Rockets. While losing is never fun, Altamont can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 128th, while Gardendale are ranked 33rd).
Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but Holy Spirit Catholic ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They won by a goal and slipped past Holy Family Catholic 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Holy Spirit Catholic were the better team in the second half.
The victory made it two in a row for Holy Spirit Catholic and bumps their season record up to 7-11. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those two matchups. As for Altamont, they dropped their record down to 5-11 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Altamont took their victory against Holy Spirit Catholic in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 10-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights 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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