Preview: Southside vs. Sylvania
Southside is 7-0 against Sylvania since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Southside Panthers will be playing at home against the Sylvania Rams at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Southside has ten straight victories, Sylvania has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Even though Springville scored an imposing four goals on Thursday, Southside still came out on top. Southside beat Springville by a goal, winning 5-4. Given Southside's advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked third, while Springville is ranked 60th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Southside hit Springville with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Ouzeiph Toumiba (2),
Pranjal Sharma,
Cooper Yancey, and
Camren Thompson.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Sylvania was not quite Geraldine's equal in the second half on Tuesday. While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was the Bulldogs who were credited with the win. Geraldine got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to Sylvania's one.
Southside's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-0-1. As for Sylvania, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything went Southside's way against Sylvania in their previous matchup back in February as Southside made off with a 7-0 win. Does Southside have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sylvania turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
