The Clay-Chalkville Cougars will look to defend their home pitch on Tuesday against the Mortimer Jordan Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. Clay-Chalkville's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Last Monday, Clay-Chalkville suffered a rough 5-1 defeat at the hands of Leeds. While losing is never fun, Clay-Chalkville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 126th, while Leeds is ranked 36th).
Mortimer Jordan has not done well against Pinson Valley recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was Mortimer Jordan who was credited with the victory. Mortimer Jordan got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Pinson Valley's three. The win was just what Mortimer Jordan needed coming off of a 10-0 loss in their prior game.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Drew Page and
Ryder Gooch, who scored both of Mortimer Jordan's goals. The pair have combined for a total of three so far this season.
Clay-Chalkville's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Mortimer Jordan, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-9.
Clay-Chalkville was able to grind out a solid win over Mortimer Jordan when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 6-4. Will Clay-Chalkville repeat their success, or does Mortimer Jordan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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