Fort Payne is 9-1 against Oxford since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Fort Payne Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Oxford Yellow Jackets at 5:30 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Fort Payne's offense. They suffered a tough 5-0 defeat at the hands of Southside on Thursday. Considering the last time Fort Payne couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
Meanwhile, after soaring to six goals the game before, Oxford was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. Their rough 5-0 loss to Donoho might stick with them for a while. 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 138th, while Donoho is ranked 27th).
Fort Payne has not been sharp recently as the team has lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season. As for Oxford, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
Fort Payne took their win against Oxford when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 11-1. Does Fort Payne have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oxford turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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