Shades Valley is 0-6 against Mountain Brook since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Shades Valley Mounties will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mountain Brook Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Neither Shades Valley nor Mountain Brook posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Sadly, Shades Valley is still looking for their first win of the season after eight matches. Their rough 4-0 loss to Pell City last Thursday might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Shades Valley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 139th, while Pell City is ranked 22nd).
Meanwhile, after a 9-0 finish the last time they played, Mountain Brook and Wetumpka decided to play a little more cautiously this time around. Neither Mountain Brook nor Wetumpka could gain the upper hand last Thursday so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw. The result (or lack thereof) marked Mountain Brook's first draw of the season.
Their goal came courtesy of
Hurley Smith, who's now up to 15 this season.
Shades Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. Mountain Brook's draw makes their record 16-2-1 this season.
Shades Valley might still be hurting after the 9-1 loss they got from Mountain Brook in their previous matchup on March 6th. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Shades Valley was down 5-0.
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