Smiths Station and Opelika are an even 4-4-2 against one another since February of 2017, but likely not for long. The Smiths Station Panthers will be playing at home against the Opelika Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Smiths Station is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Central (and have done all season long). Everything went Smiths Station's way against Central on Tuesday as Smiths Station made off with a 5-2 victory. Jasmyn Thomas was a massive factor in the win, as she booted in three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Opelika won against Valley on Tuesday with ten goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Thursday. Opelika never let Beauregard onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. Opelika's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matchups.
The victory (which was Smiths Station's third in a row) raised their record to 12-8. As for Opelika, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9-1 record this season.
Smiths Station beat Opelika 2-0 in their previous matchup back in March. Does Smiths Station have another victory up their sleeve, or will Opelika turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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