Soccer Game Preview: Douglas vs. Cullman

The Douglas Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Cullman Bearcats at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

On Friday, Douglas made easy work of Arab and carried off a 5-1 victory. With the Eagles ahead 3-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.

They hit Arab with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Brian Conriquez (3), Elie Pierre, and Luis Conriquez.

Meanwhile, Cullman came tearing into Tuesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 goals), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 8-2 win. Considering the Bearcats have won four contests by more than three goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Cullman's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 25 goals over those four matches. As for Douglas, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-1.