Collinsville is 0-9-1 against Fort Payne since March of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Collinsville is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
While Collinsville's victory against Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Panthers beat the Sentinels by a goal, winning 2-1. Given Collinsville's advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 21st, while Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering are ranked 151st) , the result on Monday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cristian Ortiz and Aaron Herrera scored both of Collinsville's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 27 goals.
Meanwhile, Fort Payne came into Tuesday's matchup having lost seven straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. While the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was the Wildcats who were credited with the win on Tuesday. Fort Payne got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Gadsden City's three.
Collinsville pushed their record up to 18-2-1 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 55 goals over those 11 contests. As for Fort Payne, their victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 6-13-2.
Collinsville suffered a grim 6-1 defeat to Fort Payne in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Panthers were down 4-1.
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