The Nathan Hale Rangers will head out on the road to square off against the Bishop Kelley Comets at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Nathan Hale's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Nathan Hale and Edison, and Edison kept the tradition alive. The Rangers lost 7-0 to the Eagles on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Nathan Hale can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma soccer rankings (they are ranked 100th, while Edison are ranked third).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bishop Kelley). They beat Coweta by a goal, winning 3-2. Bishop Kelley haven't had any issues with Coweta recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Bishop Kelley's victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 3-10. As for Nathan Hale, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7-1.
Nathan Hale suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Bishop Kelley when the teams last played back in April of 2017. Can the Rangers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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