Montevallo is 10-0 against Shelby County since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Montevallo Bulldogs will look to defend their home pitch against the Shelby County Wildcats at 7:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Montevallo has six straight victories, Shelby County has 12 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Montevallo gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Northside as Montevallo made off with a 5-1 victory. With Montevallo ahead 3-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Shelby County's offense. They fell victim to a rough 7-0 defeat at the hands of Sylacauga on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Shelby County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 216th, while Sylacauga is ranked 54th).
Montevallo's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-5. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 30 goals over those eight matchups. As for Shelby County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-12.
Everything went Montevallo's way against Shelby County when the teams last played back in February as Montevallo made off with a 9-0 victory. Does Montevallo have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shelby County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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