The Mountain Brook Spartans will head out on the road to take on the Oak Mountain Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Mountain Brook comes in on 16 and Oak Mountain on three.
On Tuesday, Mountain Brook faced Pell City in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Mountain Brook was the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over Pell City. Considering Mountain Brook has won eight matches by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Pell City with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Hurley Smith (2),
John Montgomery, and
Henry McGahey.
In what's become a running theme this season, Oak Mountain gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Vestavia Hills a 3-0 shutout. Oak Mountain's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.
Mountain Brook pushed their record up to 16-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 36 goals over those five contests. As for Oak Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 13-0-1.
Mountain Brook came out on top in a nail-biter against Oak Mountain in their previous matchup back in March of 2022, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain Brook since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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