The Shoals Christian Flame will venture away from home to square off against the Sheffield Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Shoals Christian will be strutting in after a win while Sheffield will be coming in after a defeat.
Shoals Christian took a 20-point loss the last time they faced off against Waterloo, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Flame pulled ahead with a 21-20 photo finish over the Cougars on Friday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, Sheffield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a blow against Colbert County, falling 60-7. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 353rd, while the Indians are ranked 170th).
Sheffield's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Shoals Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5.
Shoals Christian was dealt a bruising 67-28 defeat at the hands of Sheffield in their previous matchup back in November of 2024. Can the Flame avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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