Soccer Game Preview: Pelham vs. Briarwood Christian

By Team Reports Mar 8, 2024, 2:25am

Preview: Pelham vs. Briarwood Christian

Pelham is 0-6 against Briarwood Christian since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Pelham Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Briarwood Christian Lions at 5:30 p.m. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Pelham and Tuscaloosa County combined for 19 shots on goal on Wednesday, which explains the impressive five total goals scored. Pelham's defense stepped up to hand Tuscaloosa County a 5-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for Pelham who now have three in a row.

Their offense was hitting Tuscaloosa County from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.

Meanwhile, Briarwood Christian can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. They blew past Altamont 3-0.

Pelham is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3-1 record this season. As for Briarwood Christian, their win bumped their record up to 3-4-1.

Pelham suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Briarwood Christian in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can Pelham avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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