The Germantown Mavericks will head out to take on the Oxford Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Germantown fought the good fight in their overtime match against Clinton on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Arrows by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, Germantown can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi soccer rankings (they are ranked 44th, while Clinton are ranked first).
Meanwhile, Oxford kept a clean sheet against Starkville on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over the Yellowjackets. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Oxford.
Oxford's victory bumped their record up to 6-4-1. As for Germantown, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-5-4 record this season.
Germantown couldn't quite get it done against Oxford in their previous matchup back in January of 2017 as they fell 3-1. Can the Mavericks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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