Soccer Preview: Gulf Shores vs. Faith Academy
Gulf Shores and Faith Academy are an even 4-4 against one another since February of 2015, but likely not for long. The Gulf Shores Dolphins will head out on the road to take on the Faith Academy Rams at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Gulf Shores came tearing into Thursday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Wildcats onto the board and left with a 5-0 win.
Meanwhile, Faith Academy had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.3 goals), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 6-0 victory. Give Faith Academy's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Gulf Shores' win bumped their record up to 10-5-4. As for Faith Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2-1 record this season.
Gulf Shores took their victory against Faith Academy in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 4-1. In that matchup, Gulf Shores amassed a halftime lead of 4-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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