The Oakland Patriots will head out to square off against the Siegel Stars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Oakland beats Siegel with three goals on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Oakland came out on top against Blackman by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Blaze are ranked 130th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Siegel, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Rockvale on Tuesday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Stars were the better team in the second half.
Makai King and
Elizabeth Bush scored both of Siegel's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 14 goals.
The win made it two in a row for Oakland and bumps their season record up to 6-2-4. As for Siegel, they pushed their record up to 11-2-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
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