Preview: Fort Payne vs. Guntersville
The Fort Payne Wildcats will look to defend their home pitch on Monday against the Guntersville Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Fort Payne has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Guntersville will arrive with six straight victories.
While the 3-3 score might suggest a draw, it was Gadsden City who was credited with the win. Gadsden City got it done in the shootout by posting two goals to Fort Payne's one.
Guntersville stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They never let Scottsboro onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Given Guntersville's advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 31st, while Scottsboro is ranked 116th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fort Payne's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Guntersville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season.
Fort Payne beat Guntersville 2-0 in their previous meeting back in March of 2022. Does Fort Payne have another victory up their sleeve, or will Guntersville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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