The Northside Rams will venture away from home to face off against the Paul W. Bryant Stampede at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northside has six straight victories, Paul W. Bryant has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Northside had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the ten-goal drubbing they dealt Shelby County on Friday. The Rams' defense stepped up to hand the Wildcats a 10-0 shutout. It was an even better day for Carson Hannah as he scored three goals for his team.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Paul W. Bryant's offense. They came up short against Northridge on Friday, falling 14-0. While losing is never fun, Paul W. Bryant can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 221st, while Northridge are ranked 18th).
Paul W. Bryant's loss dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Northside, their win bumped their record up to 13-3.
Northside got the 'W' in their previous matchup back in March against Paul W. Bryant by a conclusive 12-2 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rams since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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