Preview: Dale County vs. Montgomery Catholic
The Dale County Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Montgomery Catholic Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Dale County will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Alabama Rankings (they are ranked 160th, while Montgomery Catholic is ranked 49th).
After soaring to four goals the game before, Dale County were a bit more limited in their matchup last Thursday. Their rough 3-0 loss to LAMP might stick with them for a while. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Dale County in their matchups with LAMP: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Montgomery Catholic had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Yellow Jackets a 7-0 shutout. Give Montgomery Catholic's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Eryn Owens and
Joanna Marlow, who scored all seven of Montgomery Catholic's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 25 so far this season.
Dale County's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Montgomery Catholic, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-2-1.
Dale County suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Montgomery Catholic in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can Dale County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
