The Smiths Station Panthers will look to defend their home pitch on Tuesday against the Opelika Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Smiths Station is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Alabama (they are ranked 32nd, while Opelika is ranked 120th).
Smiths Station is headed into the match having not lost since March 20 and will look to keep things rolling. They and Stanhope Elmore finished up their game with a 1-1 draw. The result (or lack thereof) marked Smiths Station's first draw of the season.
Opelika fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back victories it seems like their luck might finally be changing. Everything went their way against Beauregard on Thursday as Opelika made off with a 6-2 win.
Smiths Station's draw gives them a new season record of 12-5-1. As for Opelika, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-12-2.
Smiths Station skirted past Opelika 4-3 in their previous meeting back in March. Will Smiths Station repeat their success, or does Opelika have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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