The Calera Eagles will take on the Benjamin Russell Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
Calera had been on a three-game streak of scoring at least four goals, but Homewood put an end to it on Monday. The Eagles lost 8-0 to the Patriots. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Calera haven't been shut out since back in February.
Meanwhile, Benjamin Russell had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 goals) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They never let the Mustangs get on the board and left with a 5-0 win. Considering Benjamin Russell have won eight matches by more than three goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Benjamin Russell's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-4. The road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 35 goals over those seven contests. As for Calera, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-4-1.
Calera came out on top in a nail-biter against Benjamin Russell in their previous meeting back in February, sneaking past 3-2. Will the Eagles 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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