The Holt Ironmen will venture away from home to face off against the Fultondale Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Holt'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.
Monday just wasn't the day for Holt's offense. They came up short against Westminster School at Oak Mountain on Monday, falling 25-0. While losing is never fun, Holt can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 180th, while Westminster School at Oak Mountain are ranked 25th).
Meanwhile, Fultondale kept a clean sheet against American Christian Academy on Tuesday. They skirted past the Patriots 1-0. Jonathan Castro had the honor of scoring the game-winner for Fultondale.
Fultondale has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-10-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those six matchups. As for Holt, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12-1.
Holt might still be hurting after the 4-1 loss they got from Fultondale in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can the Ironmen avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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