The Smiths Station Panthers will square off against the Opelika Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Smiths Station will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Elmore County on Thursday. Smiths Station blew past Elmore County 12-2. Wade Sauerwine was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Opelika came tearing into Thursday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.2 goals), and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Warriors get on the board and left with a 5-0 victory. Give Opelika's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Smiths Station's win bumped their record up to 17-7-1. As for Opelika, their victory bumped their record up to 12-6-1.
Smiths Station came out on top in a nail-biter against Opelika in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 3-2. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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