Preview: Chilton County vs. Calera
Chilton County is 1-8-1 against Calera since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Chilton County Tigers will be playing at home against the Calera Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Chilton County's last three matchups have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Chilton County had to settle for a 3-2 defeat against Benjamin Russell. That's two games in a row now that Chilton County has lost by exactly one goal.
Meanwhile, Calera waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with five straight wins but they left with six. Their defense stepped up to hand Mortimer Jordan a 10-0 shutout. Considering Calera has won three matches by more than three goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Mortimer Jordan from everywhere, as nine different players booted in a goal.
Chilton County's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-3-1. As for Calera, they pushed their record up to 6-4 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Chilton County suffered a grim 6-2 defeat to Calera when the teams last played back in February. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Chilton County was down 4-1.
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