The Gardendale Rockets will head out to challenge the Fultondale Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Gardendale had just enough and edged out Oneonta 3-2.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fultondale). They put the hurt on Holt with a sharp 10-0 win on Thursday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Fultondale considering their one-goal performance the contest before.
Their offense was hitting Holt from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Eric Santos led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for five goals all by himself.
Gardendale pushed their record up to 15-5-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 49 goals over those eight matchups. As for Fultondale, the victory got them back to even at 10-10-4.
Everything went Gardendale's way against Fultondale when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as Gardendale made off with a 6-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rockets 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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