The Elmore County Panthers will square off against the Holtville Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Elmore County sitting on 14 straight wins and Holtville on five.
Elmore County proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by four) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They never let Chilton County get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory. Elmore County's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last seven games.
Meanwhile, Holtville made easy work of Brewbaker Tech on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win. Considering Holtville have won seven contests by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Elmore County pushed their record up to 14-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those five matches. As for Holtville, their victory bumped their record up to 10-6.
Elmore County skirted past Holtville 1-0 in their previous meeting back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the team 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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