A feisty cat fight will be fought as Pell City duke it out with Clay-Chalkville at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Pell City's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Jacksonville, sneaking past 1-0. Given Pell City's advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 47th, while Jacksonville are ranked 157th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Clay-Chalkville entered their game against Gardendale two weeks ago without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Clay-Chalkville lost 8-1 to Gardendale. Things were pretty much settled by the half as Clay-Chalkville were already down 5-1.
Their goal came courtesy of Juan Rodriguez, who's now up to three this season.
Pell City is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 39 goals over those ten matches. This is the second loss in a row for Clay-Chalkville and nudges their season record down to 5-3.
Everything went Pell City's way against Clay-Chalkville when the teams last played back in February, as Pell City made off with a 6-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pell City 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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