The Briarwood Christian Lions will head out to square off against the Oak Mountain Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Briarwood Christian sitting on 12 straight victories and Oak Mountain on 25.
Briarwood Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Pelham, who was ranked 11th at the time (Briarwood Christian was ranked fourth). The Lions blew past the Panthers 3-0 on Thursday. The result was nothing new for Briarwood Christian, who have now won nine matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Oak Mountain won against Homewood on Tuesday with two goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Thursday. While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was the Eagles who were credited with the win. Oak Mountain got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to Hoover's four. Sam Collins had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble Oak Mountain got from the refs.
John Will Peterson and Nate Taylor scored both of Oak Mountain's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 11 goals.
Briarwood Christian's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-4. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 39 goals over those ten games. As for Oak Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 25-0.
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