The Springwood Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Ezekiel Academy Knights at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Springwood is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals last Friday, they were much more limited against Evangel Christian on Monday. They lost 3-0 to the Lightning. The loss was Springwood's first of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ezekiel Academy). They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over East Central HomeSchool on Monday. Given Ezekiel Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 18th, while East Central HomeSchool are ranked 173rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ezekiel Academy's offense was hitting East Central HomeSchool from everywhere, as nine different players booted in a goal. Caleb Gonzalez led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Ezekiel Academy's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 26 goals over those four contests. As for Springwood, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 11-1.
Springwood was able to grind out a solid win over Ezekiel Academy when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Springwood 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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