Southside stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Calera Eagles a 3-0 shutout. Given Southside's advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked fourth, while Calera is ranked 31st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Southside was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Camren Thompson and
Caleb Ogle, who scored all three of Southside's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 44 so far this season.
Southside's win bumped their record up to 17-1-1. As for Calera, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-7.
Southside will head out on the road to face off against St. Clair County at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. St. Clair County's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for eight straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end. As for Calera, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Hoover at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hoover is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 2.8 goals per game this season.
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