Southside hasn't had much luck against Fort Payne recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Panthers will be playing at home against the Wildcats at 7:00 p.m.
Southside is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Mountain Brook, who was ranked 11th at the time (Southside was ranked 14th). The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw on Saturday. The result (or lack thereof) marked Southside's first draw of the season.
Meanwhile, Fort Payne fought the good fight in their overtime match against Southside on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 3-2. Fort Payne's defeat continues a trend for the team, making it four in a row.
Yair Barrientos and Hayden Chambers scored both of Fort Payne's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
With that draw, Southside's record moves to 14-2-1. As for Fort Payne, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10-2.
Southside came out on top in a nail-biter against Fort Payne when the teams last played on Wednesday, sneaking past 3-2. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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