Homewood is 5-0 against Briarwood Christian since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Homewood Patriots will head out on the road to square off against the Briarwood Christian Lions at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Homewood faced Vestavia Hills in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Homewood's defense stepped up to hand Vestavia Hills a 3-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Homewood, who have now won 12 matches by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Vestavia Hills with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Will Jackson,
Bank Landgren, and
Andy Platt.
Meanwhile, Briarwood Christian was not the first on the board last Tuesday, but they got there more often. They put the hurt on Indian Springs with a sharp 4-1 win. Given Briarwood Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 20th, while Indian Springs is ranked 64th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Homewood's victory was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-2-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 74 goals over those 12 contests. As for Briarwood Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-8.
Homewood skirted past Briarwood Christian 1-0 in their previous meeting back in April of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for Homewood 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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