Preview: Gadsden City vs. Clay-Chalkville
The Gadsden City Titans will head out on the road to face off against the Clay-Chalkville Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Clay-Chalkville took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Gadsden City, who comes in off a win.
Gadsden City has not lost a match since February 16th, a trend which continued in their latest game last Tuesday. While the 3-3 score might suggest a draw, it was Gadsden City who was credited with the victory. Gadsden City got it done in the shootout by posting two goals to Fort Payne's one. Given Gadsden City's advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 35th, while Fort Payne is ranked 86th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gadsden City hit Fort Payne with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Anna Klaire Ashley,
Fiyinfoluwa (Fi) Oguntuyo, and
Margaret Stacey.
Sadly, Clay-Chalkville is still looking for their first win of the season after six matchups. They fell victim to a tough 10-0 loss at the hands of Mortimer Jordan on Tuesday.
Gadsden City is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2-1 record this season. As for Clay-Chalkville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything went Gadsden City's way against Clay-Chalkville in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 as Gadsden City made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gadsden City since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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