Eagles
| 04/17/25 vs Hoover | 2 |
| 04/15/25 @ Homewood | 2 |
| 04/12/25 vs Guntersville | 11 |
| 04/11/25 vs Fort Payne | 8 |
| 04/08/25 vs Northridge | 10 |
| + 20 more games |
Oak Mountain is on a nine-game streak of home wins, while Briarwood Christian is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Eagles will host the Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Oak Mountain is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5 goals per game this season.
Oak Mountain is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Hoover, who was ranked second at the time (Oak Mountain was ranked first). While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was the Eagles who were credited with the victory on Thursday. 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.
Oak Mountain better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if Briarwood Christian's game on Thursday is any indication, that's when Briarwood Christian really gets things going. The Lions' defense stepped up to hand Pelham a 3-0 shutout. Considering Briarwood Christian have won nine games by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Briarwood Christian's win bumped their record up to 17-4. As for Oak Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 25-0.
Oak Mountain came out on top in a nail-biter against Briarwood Christian when the teams last played back in February of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Lions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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