The Calera Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Benjamin Russell Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Calera made easy work of Gardendale and carried off a 5-1 win. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 4-0.
Meanwhile, Benjamin Russell entered their tilt with Lee-Scott Academy on Saturday with two consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Warriors a 1-0 shutout. Give the Wildcats' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Benjamin Russell pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those four matchups. As for Calera, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That somehow still isn't as good as their 5-1 record this season.
Calera suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Benjamin Russell in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can Calera avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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