Minor hasn't had much luck against Homewood recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Tigers will venture away from home to challenge the Patriots at 6:30 p.m.
Minor fought the good fight in their overtime match against Bessemer City on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of Bessemer City by a score of 2-1. That's two games in a row now that Minor has lost by just one goal.
Meanwhile, Homewood came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.7 goals), and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Cavaliers by a score of 3-1. Given Homewood's advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked sixth, while John Carroll Catholic are ranked 53rd) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Homewood pushed their record up to 18-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 48 goals over those seven games. As for Minor, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-8-2.
Minor suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Homewood in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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