Pelham and Briarwood Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2015, but likely not for long. The Pelham Panthers will look to defend their home pitch on Tuesday against the Briarwood Christian Lions at 7:00 p.m. Pelham is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Last Thursday, Pelham beat Helena 3-1. That's two games straight that Pelham has won by exactly two goals.
Meanwhile, Briarwood Christian faced Homewood in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Neither Briarwood Christian nor Homewood could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw. The result (or lack thereof) marked Briarwood Christian's first draw of the season.
Pelham has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3-3 record this season. As for Briarwood Christian, with that draw, their record moves to 11-8-1.
Pelham beat Briarwood Christian by a goal in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 2-1. Will Pelham repeat their success, or does Briarwood Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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