Soccer Preview: Russellville vs. Alma
Russellville is 10-0 against Alma since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Russellville Cyclones will head out on the road to face off against the Alma Airedales at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Russellville has nine straight wins, Alma has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Russellville is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Greenbrier (and have done all season long). Russellville put the hurt on Greenbrier with a sharp 6-0 victory on Tuesday. Give Russellville's defense some credit: that's the team's sixth straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Alma fell victim to Siloam Springs and their airtight defense on Tuesday. Their rough 7-0 defeat to the Panthers might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Alma can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas soccer rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while Siloam Springs is ranked 15th).
Russellville pushed their record up to 15-2-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Alma, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
Everything went Russellville's way against Alma when the teams last played last Wednesday as Russellville made off with a 7-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Russellville since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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