Alma is 0-10 against Russellville since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Alma Airedales will look to defend their home pitch against the Russellville Cyclones at 5:00 p.m. Alma will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Arkansas Rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while Russellville is ranked third).
Alma is is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 7-0 walloping at the hands of Siloam Springs. That's two games in a row now that Alma has lost by exactly seven goals.
Meanwhile, Russellville came tearing into Tuesday's match with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.9 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Panthers onto the board and left with a 6-0 win. Russellville might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine matchups by three goals or more this season.
Alma's defeat dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Russellville, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2-1 record this season.
Alma might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from Russellville when the teams last played last Wednesday. Will Alma have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
