Soccer Game Preview: Sylacauga vs. Benjamin Russell

By Team Reports Mar 8, 2024, 2:19am

Preview: Sylacauga vs. Benjamin Russell

Sylacauga is 0-8-2 against Benjamin Russell since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Sylacauga Aggies will be playing in front of their home fans against the Benjamin Russell Wildcats at 3:00 p.m. Sylacauga will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.

Sylacauga and Elmore County combined for 29 shots on goal last Thursday, which explains the impressive seven total goals scored. Sylacauga skirted past Elmore County 4-3. With that win, Sylacauga brought their scoring average up to 2.6 goals per game.

They hit Elmore County with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Steven Byrd (2), Joe Gaspar-Huerta, and Casey Malone.

Meanwhile, the matchup between Benjamin Russell and Calera on Thursday hardly resembled the 0-0 effort from their previous meeting. Benjamin Russell's rough 10-0 loss to Calera might stick with them for a while. Benjamin Russell has not had much luck with Calera recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.

Sylacauga's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Benjamin Russell, they now have a losing record at 5-6-1.

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