The Tuscaloosa County Wildcats will square off against the Hillcrest Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Tuscaloosa County is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They lost 8-0 to Tuscaloosa Academy. Jose Ramirez was hit with a yellow card, which may have had some impact on his (and the team's) ability to make aggressive plays.
Meanwhile, after soaring to five goals the game before, Hillcrest was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They came up short against Thompson, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, Hillcrest can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 104th, while Thompson are ranked 16th).
Tuscaloosa County's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4-1. As for Hillcrest, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Tuscaloosa County came out on top in a nail-biter against Hillcrest when the teams last played back in February, sneaking past 2-1. Will Tuscaloosa County repeat their success, or does Hillcrest has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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