The Helena Huskies will face off against the Pelham Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Helena has seven straight victories, Pelham has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Helena's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past McAdory 9-0. Helena might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by five goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting McAdory from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Kate Hendrix led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Pelham's offense. They lost 10-0 to Chelsea on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Pelham can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while Chelsea are ranked 12th).
Helena's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-6-2. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 33 goals over those three games. As for Pelham, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12-2.
Helena took their win against Pelham in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 6-0 score. Do the Huskies have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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