The Shelby County Wildcats are taking a road trip to take on the Northside Rams at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Shelby County has given up an average of 6.1 goals per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Shelby County came up short against Calera on Wednesday, falling 11-1. While losing is never fun, Shelby County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 167th, while Calera are ranked 38th).
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Northside brought some dynamite into their most recent match. Their defense stepped up to hand Brookwood a 5-0 shutout on Tuesday. Northside might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by three goals or more this season.
Serenity Pate and Emma Carmean scored all five of Northside's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 18 goals.
With the victory, Northside broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 8-6. As for Shelby County, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-6-1.
Shelby County might still be hurting after the 6-3 loss they got from Northside when the teams last played back in March. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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