The Mountain Brook Spartans will take on the Montgomery Academy Eagles at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Mountain Brook sitting on three straight wins and Montgomery Academy on six.
Mountain Brook is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Briarwood Christian, who was ranked 16th at the time (Mountain Brook was ranked sixth). Mountain Brook walked away with a 3-1 victory over Briarwood Christian on Tuesday. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Spartans were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Montgomery Academy got the win against Enterprise on Tuesday by a conclusive 5-2. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won four games by three goals or more so far this season.
Sophia Cho and Mary Elizabeth Cole scored all five of Montgomery Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 18 goals.
Mountain Brook's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four contests. As for Montgomery Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Mountain Brook beat Montgomery Academy by a goal in their previous meeting back in March of 2016, winning 2-1. Will Mountain Brook repeat their success, or does Montgomery Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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