The Guntersville Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Fort Payne Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Guntersville has six straight wins, Fort Payne has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Guntersville gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over Scottsboro. Given Guntersville's advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 31st, while Scottsboro is ranked 116th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
While the 3-3 score might suggest a draw, it was Gadsden City who was credited with the win. Gadsden City got it done in the shootout by posting two goals to Fort Payne's one.
Guntersville pushed their record up to 15-2 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Fort Payne, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Guntersville came up short against Fort Payne when the teams last played back in March of 2022, falling 2-0. Can Guntersville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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