Preview: Pickens vs. Westside
Pickens is 0-8 against Westside since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Pickens Blue Flame will be playing at home against the Westside Rams at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many goals in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Pickens waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins but they left with three. They never let Emerald onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. Pickens wouldn't have won without Eddie Avalos, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, Westside traveled a rocky road last season, and unfortunately for them the road hasn't gotten any smoother. Their rough 3-0 defeat to Greenville on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. Westside has not had much luck with Greenville recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Pickens' victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Westside, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Pickens might still be hurting after the 4-1 defeat they got from Westside when the teams last played back in March of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Pickens was down 3-0.
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